Without a consistent vision, usually encapsulated within one or a very few people, the UX risks significant fracturing as evolutionary changes are made going forward. So, with that in mind, there's a possibility that we'll start seeing departures from webOS' consistent look & feel. Could be for the better...hard to say...time will tell.
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Levi Wallach <[email protected]> wrote: > Heh, yeah, saw that. While it doesn't bode well, I wonder how much it > matters? I mean WebOS was well-designed and I guess we should give Duarte > credit for that. But it doesn't seem like much has happened design-wise > since the Pre came out. I wonder if his role in designing the look and feel > of the OS would be relevant to things going forward? I mean, the major > decisions have been made, so at this point it's mostly tweaking. Does it > matter that you have this guy for much more minor tweaks? I don't know, but > I'd venture not. Not that it would hurt, but I just wonder. Seems like > given the stuff I've heard about Android's UI, that he will have a lot more > effect going forward in that camp, so it makes sense. Sure I'd love all the > talent possible behind the Pre, but I don't think this move presages > anything. Seems fairly isolated. Now if you had some other big names from > the developer's group bailing, I'd be a heck of a lot more worried! > > > Levi Wallach > blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com > tweet me @dvdmon (http://twitter.com/dvdmon) > > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Craig Froehle > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> webOS design mastermind Matias Duarte leaves Palm... and could be >> headed to Google >> >> http://is.gd/crCt7 [Engadget] >> >> *facepalm* >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
