Hey Dan, I've been thinking about this a bit recently, and I have come to a conclusion: Not all features are created equal.
By this I mean that there are some features that add to the functionality and/or usability of a product *without getting in the way*, and ones that *do get in the way* while adding something. An example of the former (I think there are enough examples of the latter already...). My old Sansa MP3 player can play video. So can my newer iPod Nano. With the Sansa, if you stop watching a video in the middle and then come back to it later, you have to start from the beginning and cue thru to find where you were. The iPod remembers where you were. It even "rewinds" by a few seconds to let you reorient yourself. This is a feature. But it's not one that takes up "space" (i.e., where you have to add a new menu item or whatever). So I think that if we are talking about prioritizing features, it is worth bearing in mind each feature's "cost" in terms of interface "space", vis-a-vis the benefit that the feature provides. I hope this makes sense :) Cheers, Martin Polley Technical writer, interaction designer +972 52 3864280 Twitter: martinpolley <http://capcloud.com/> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 1:54 AM, Daniel Szuc <ds...@apogeehk.com> wrote: > ... > "Even so, it's easy to imagine that feature creep will one day seep > into the Flip. After all, the company recently released models that > record in HD, so why not image stabilization or a bigger LCD—or hey, > how about a touchscreen! "We will always prioritize accessibility > over features," Fleming-Wood insists." > > And thought this worked in well with recent discussions on the list > on Apple's product strategy. > ... > rgds, > Dan > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
