I agree with you Andy, the iPhone is one of the best "always connected" devices right now, and the complete OS is designed to that purpose.
But, I'll like to drive attention to how "integrate" the cloud services like twitter, flickr, facebook or linkeding or [insert favorite web app here]; as part of the operating system. Out there are a bunch of "desktop" applications (mostly developed in Adobe AIR) that bring some of the "cloud" to the desktop... but nothing really disrupting. I will like to see some approach integrating this services right into the operating system, with the possibilities to interact with them from the OS. Touch and Multi-touch are popular on Mobile Devices right now, but they are still niche on the desktop and laptop market. In other hand the plethora of netbooks (read Eee-PC, Acer One, etc) released lately, is having a huge success, mostly cause their price; are lacking of such "integrated" functionality with the web. The main problem I see with the OSs today, is they are "Application Oriented", maybe is time to start to think in some "Task Oriented" environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35246 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
