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Surprised this isn't on tipb yet.
Surprised this isn't on tipb yet.
I've always felt the publics love of "no buttons" has more to do with worshipping Steve than being practical. Having awesome multitouch gestures doesn't mean buttons should disappear. And in comparison to other phones not caught up in this "touch only" phase, a row of physical shortcut buttons enhances the phones overall usability.
Right. Im not trying to slam Apple by pointing this out since I've been fully entrenched in the Apple "lifestyle" since the 90's, but at some point then Apple crossed a line where Aesthetics interfered with functionality. Their obsession with "Thin" is a good example of where sacrifices in power/features were made simply for satisfying a "feature" that nobody was really begging for. My 2010 iPod Touch is razor thin but the volume/power buttons are extremely awkward due and the .2mpx camera is straight out of 1998 because this is all they could fit.I would argue that it has more to do with ascetics then anything else. Apple products appeal to people even before they pick them up.
Thats my point. Most users will have no issue because most users don't want to think for themselves anymore. Jobs says "Touchscreen iMacs wont work" and everyone jumps on it as gospel while completely ignoring the fact that Touchscreen doesnt REPLACE the mouse, it COMPLIMENTS existing input methods and offers users more flexibility. So what "just works" is subject to how much thought you put into it. A home button "just works". A physical orientation lock "Just Work(ed)". A buttoned mouse "just works". So just because cool new gestures are being introduced doesnt mean it should be the ONLY way to make a product "just work" and every other input method should be eliminated.The amazing thing that Apple has been able to do over the years is to make beautiful products that just work. I have no doubt that if Apple does this most users will have no issue with it what so ever.
I like the idea of no face button. But practical concerns arise here. How do you wake from sleep? How to reset frozen interface?