On Oct 22, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Jonathon Kuo wrote: > On Oct 22, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Scott G. Lewis wrote: > >> A computer is not a tablet is not a phone. Apple is the only one who seems >> to fully appreciate that, therefore it would seem strange to expect 100% of >> the iOS experience to become the norm on a notebook. >> > Exactly! It's odd that Apple seems to be herding its flock into a certain > "this is what you want" workflow, when one size doesn't fit all.
Where are they doing this? Adding in new options is not herding anyone down into a certain workflow. > Why not have different workflow/UI experiences for different folks? Maybe its > just me, but I really hate the dumbed-down UI thing, a la iPad. Yeah it works > on a tiny scale, like with an iPhone, but with lots of screen real estate and > CPU, c'mon. Once iOS4 hits the iPad, the iPad will be nearly perfect for lots of things I do. I sit at a MacPro with 2x30 inch screens, one 24 inch screen, and an older ViewSonic 20" (non wide-screen) screen. I run Spaces with 6 spaces. When I need to do that sort of thing where the MacPro is needed for what I am doing, I use it. But lots of what I am doing works fine with the iPad. It is an awesome device and productivity enhancer. Once we get the "multi tasking" and other enhancements that the iPhone got with iOS4 it will be a near perfect device. It does not solve all problems and all workflows, but it fills the need for lots of things. > >> Proof: He specifically mentioned they played with touch screens on notebooks >> and found it didn't work well. >> > Theres truth in that, but its too simplistic a conclusion. I think it *does* > work for certain things, just not everything, or even most things. But why > not support it for those things it works well for, instead of cutting it off > and disallowing anyone the use of it? > > On Oct 22, 2010, at 6:56 AM, Scott G. Lewis wrote: > >> But everybody seems to continually confuse "something helpful to consumers" >> and "I do business on the Mac, and I need this specific workflow". >> > I think its Apple that's conflating the two. Why not allow the users to > customize their own workflow and UI experience? That's what people spend a > lot of time doing anyway, with the desktop, the dock, folders, etc. trying to > get their own custom environment. What's the first thing you do with stuff > you buy, a cell phone, a car, a PC game, an apartment: customize it to the > way *you* want to use it, not necessarily the way the designers thought you > would use it. And is Apple proposing to do away with this? NO. Apple is adding in new options. You can still dink around with your environment and have a million windows and apps running at once (I know I do for lots of things). > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
