It’s not about “dumbing it down” to the lowest common demoninator.ġ) They aren’t guessable- Fine, but they don’t get in the way for those that aren’t guessing. Why not? Usability is about ease of use and efficient, activity centered design. Tom- Gestures / Trails couldn’t possibly jive with usability… they aren’t guessable, intuitive… sure, they are a little faster, and all, but they seem wrong If you were designing the iPhone, would you purposely leave video out, even though adding it would cost little? It’s an iPhone with enough power to play video, so why not? Did you see the part where Apple is selling kajillions of TV shows and movies via iTunes? Seems like a no-brainer to me. But SJ would probably barf up a lung if he ever saw his phone advertised as “Free.” And that’s just fine with you, because you’d never want one anyway, right? )ĥ) It’s not the iVideo. Just as with the iPods, cheaper models are probably on the way. And keep in mind this is an introductory product. Just like with computers, they’re not interested in selling free phones. At this point, Apple is going for the upper end of the market, obviously, and that just happens to be where the profits are. Funny thing about that.ģ) How often do you actually dial on your phone, as opposed to using a Recent or phone list? I dial maybe once a week, and that’s how I see most of my friends using theirs.Ĥ) See #2. Turns out, quite a lot of people will actually pay more for a superior product. 1) Have you seen the specs? If so, why aren’t you also predicting doom for the Treo and a dozen other phones which are the same height/width and twice as thick?Ģ) They said the same thing about the iPod.
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