You have to love Genius from the Apple AppStore.
Why yes… based on using a bus/transit tool that only works in Seattle *of course* I want to see maps about Disneyland (note to Apple: no Disneyland in Seattle).
A little curation could go a long way. Let me know if you want some ideas here.
The iPhone 5 forecast: a predictable 73 degrees and sunny
The weather icon on the iPhone’s homescreen always reads a pleasant 73 degrees and sunny. It has since the original iPhone was released, a comfortable, inoffensive temperature that matches the comfortable, inoffensive homescreen on iOS.The prevailing opinion after the iPhone 5 announcement is that it’s boring, but still pretty great. The hardware is without a doubt impressive from a technical and engineering standpoint, but iterative on previous designs. The software is as competent as we’ve come to expect from Apple. Together they make for a product that’s not surprising — and therefore a little boring.”Boring” doesn’t quite encapsulate what’s happening with the iPhone 5, though. The new iPhone is timid. Apple has taken very few — if any — real chances. It’s a safe, pleasant, and sunny 73 degrees on the iPhone. Read on…
This is a wonderful analogy of the iPhone 5 launch. Yep, 73 degrees (22.7c for my non-US friends) is nice. Just about right. But sometimes, not always, we need tempests. And hot streaks and rain, and wind, and even the snowstorm or two. Otherwise it’s just sort of boring.
Or as they said in Bull Durham, don’t always throw strikes, it’s boring and fascist.
That’s a pretty incredible statement. It continues to add evidence about why Apple is so dominant. It’s not the hardware, it’s the content.
Anyone trying to compete must have something better in terms of content and integration. It needs to be seamless, simple, and priced to move.
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Apple’s vision for the future of computing versus Microsoft’s vision for the future of computing.
Any questions?
This is just silly. It shows a series of apps vs. a folder. How about showing the folder on Mac OS which is a fair comparison. Turns out the iOS app screens and OS (any OS!) files are for different uses.
Next time show a picture of a supermodel vs. an NFL lineman, ha ha, isnt the model prettier? Yep, right up to the moment you want to play football.
And yeah, that Windows UI could use a little help, I get that.
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