If you look at windows 8, it follows the interface that was on the
Zune. It's a collection of panels:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Windows_8_start_screen.png
Each panel has aspects of an icon and a small window. It's big
advantage may be that's it's different from iOs. Even before this
judgement, Samsung had comitted to building phones based on Win 8.
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com
If they were so good, why did they abandon those designs and begin to
imitate the iPhone?
I also like diversity. We can have it, if companies develop their
ideas and dare to be different. The problem is that, once the iPhone
came out, the competition found it easier and safer to follow what
Apple was doing, instead of developing innovative new products that
would be different from, and competitive with, the iPhone.
Dan Matyola
There's only so many ways to make a hand-held computer/telephone that
makes sense. Shape-wise, size-wise, all the ergonomics.
Why don't you sit down and try to think of the way you would do it if
you were dreaming it up from scratch?
What shape would your screen be? Circle, square, rectangle?
What approximate size would it be? Something that fits easily in the
palm of your hand?
What you want it to be fat and chunky or thin and slim?
Would you want it to have sharp pointed corners that poked you in your
pocket or is rounded corners better?
How would you access applications on the phone? If not little pictures
on the screen how would you do it?
Apple didn't invent anything that was so special and unique. It was a
nice invention, but largely the parameters regarding size, shape,
usability were dictated to Apple by the human form, not Apple genius.
iOs, Windows, Linux... all icon-based. All use rectangular screens,
all have icons, mouse, keyboards for input.
So think outside the box... what would you do differently that sets
your product apart from your competitors in a major way?
Tom C.
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