Funny isnt it? Ive tried all sorts of windows mobiles, other smartphones, windows-based tablet computers over the years, and oh my how they sucked when looking at the overall experience.
When looking at what makes the iphone great, it does seem strange that nobody has come close to copying it effectively yet, even if we rule out other factors such as how well known the iphoe is, critical mas of users, journalists frindly towards apple etc. An intuitive interface & gestures, a touchscreen that feels nice and responds properly, hardware-accellerated graphics to make everything flow quickly and smoothly. Not rocket science, although there are many good reasons why its not been so easy for others to copy these effectively, ranging from the touch technology used to the difficulty in ripping off the essence of a UI without completely copying it. I guess it just goes to show that quality design is still a rare skill, and that making things easy is difficult. I also blame some generalised failings of the sorts of minds that tend to get into development, myself included, it seems we often do not have strong instincts about making the interface/experience anywhere near as fun and smooth as it should be. A decade of the microsoft way nearly destroyed this natural born geeks love of computers, though I remain very uncomfortable that only one corporation, Apple, has saved my love from further erosion. I have high hopes for the Apple tablet but I would be far happier if other companies were really getting somewhere, joining what should be a new golden age where many technologies have evolved to the point where they live up to their promise. In nearly every other area technology is still failing me and depressing me, with the exception of quite a lot of music creation software and hardware, of which some very lovely products have emerged in recent years. Oh and certain aspects of the web, although Im just about to start another post ranting about that so I'll not dwell on that further here. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In [email protected], "hpbatman7" <heathpa...@...> wrote: > So I will give props to Apple for the iphone....it does make you wonder > though why these other handset makers are having such a hard time making an > Iphone "clone"....I mean it can't be that hard, can it? > > Heath > http://heathparks.com (site under construction)
