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The strong selling point of iOS is consistency and order across all concepts. To me Android is like a mutagenic factory sewage - anything is possible for better
by _progger_ 13y ago
The strong selling point of iOS is consistency and order across all concepts. To me Android is like a mutagenic factory sewage - anything is possible for better of worth.
- jlgreco 13y agoSo basically iOS is UI bondage, restricting you to be more fun. It should hardly be surprising that not everybody is into that.
- _progger_ 13y agoYes, it's a matter of taste. Perhaps my analogy was a bit harsh :).
- lurkinggrue 13y agoOver the years I've know quite a few Apple fans that were masochistic.
- ansible 13y agoWell, I don't know about that, but the icons have two purposes: 1. Allow new users to guess at the functionality of apps before tapping them. This is important for first impressions (like trying out the phone at the store before buying it). 2. Allow current users to quickly and reliably navigate to the app they intend to use. It seems to me that instead of arguing about skeuomorphism, there should just be some good old A/B testing for these two use cases. And whatever wins is best. Maybe Apple has done this, maybe not.
- gte910h 13y agoAs a professional iOS developer, this comment made me practically fall out of my chair laughing.
- kllrnohj 13y agoStrong selling point WAS consistency. It clearly isn't now, as iOS 7 is hilariously inconsistent with itself even within a single screen.