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iPhone 5 Is The Most Disappointing iPhone Ever?
mrdkreka:
There are so much stupidity going around it is hurting my brain.
To the apple hater:
Study "design interaction", and you will understand what it means it is easy to use, but to say it short apple is very good at using the guided fantasy, which makes a very good consumer product. It will loose functionality, but less option are easier for most user, however it also means that the user can't be as productive.
@GoGeTa006
Use the real price instead of some "fake" price, that the Americans provider makes up, else uoi can't compare prices.
Android have actually moved past iOS on software level, but most of the manufacturers can't figure out to make a good combination of software and hardware. This is where apple shine, it is the best packet deal you can get, where the software and hardware play so well together. One of the main rule when designing software, is to make it invisible to the user, so they aren't thinking over how they are using it. Google is also about making it as simple as possible, but they also gives a lot of options, because, they have the philosophy " we make so amazing product/services, that you will choose use even if you have other options", while apple have the philosophy "we make the best, so you don't need other options".
kitamesume:
no, because "ease of use" varies by person to person, some person would find iOS easier to use than windows and vice versa, it also applies to any other things.
i myself find iPhone rather restrictive than being easy to use, sure its simple but too simple? might just buy something similar for cheaper.
if you compare price point to price point you'd see that an android phone are more worth it, and interface varies by design, you just have to look for the interface that you find easy but nonrestrictive. android can be versatile, too versatile for it's own good actually, you can tune the GUI further, down to he core with a few hacks for your perfect preference.
@GoGeTa006
at the moment i could get a galaxy note from an internet provider, given if i go with their 25$ a month plan for a lock-in period of 2years, for free.
mrdkreka:
--- Quote from: kitamesume on October 06, 2012, 04:44:43 AM ---no, because "ease of use" varies by person to person, some person would find iOS easier to use than windows and vice versa, it also applies to any other things.
i myself find iPhone rather restrictive than being easy to use, sure its simple but too simple? might just buy something similar for cheaper.
--- End quote ---
So you are saying it isn't easier to use because it is restrictive, that is two very different things. Look into the invention and innovation of the mouse and how it is being used, that way you might be able to understand what it means something is easy to us. Since I know you aren't gonna do it, I will just say it very simple, the less learning curve there is, the easier it is to use.
Your fanboism makes you take wrong assumption, and stop you from understanding the difference between an enthusiast, professional and a consumer. Android is more powerful and easier to use, but it has a bit longer learning curve, which makes it less simple for the consumer, since they are going to avoid the learning curve.
Don't get me wrong, there are difference between what is easiest for people to use, can be different form each person, but most design rules are build around imitating something from reality, so you can use it without understanding what is happening.
kitamesume:
how am i that much of a fanboy for android? i just barely got my first android phone a few days ago, but i've been able to use an iphone for over a few years because of my cousin, to point out the only thing that hooked me on the iphone is cat physics.
i dont fan anything, rather i HATE something, and that is apple's pricing. so no, ease of use doesn't prove a valid argument for the price increase.
as a small note, android's learning curve can be adjusted, a locked phone with no option of rooting has a set short learning curve limited by apps available in the market.
a person can also mentally limit the learning curve by not going deeper into the phone, as an example some windows or any other OS users tends to not know how to manage their OS, they'd just click-click whats infront of them and thats it, they'd even spend bucks for a tech to fix a minor pop-up issue that was installed from an installer with an extra thats usually checked as a default.
FlyinPenguin:
Hmmm. I never really understood this whole "Android has a learning curve" argument. When I bought my first Android device, an Archos 5 IT, I had no trouble navigating or doing anything a "normal" consumer would do and it was running Donut!
The last few iterations of Android (GB, ICS, JB), have cleaned up the OS even further, making it extremely straight forward to use. Not to mention the interfaces (Sense, TouchWiz, etc) the various manufacturers throw on top of it that make it even more streamlined, simple, and feature rich.
I think the learning curve only comes when you start hacking. There is a learning curve with anything you start to hack, including IOS. The difference is Android offers far more hacking potential then IOS ever will as long as it remains closed source.
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