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Re: iOS 7

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Post by kbenson »

untog wrote: post #179
simonbarker87 wrote: post #20

I watched the key note with my girl friend - she is technical but still very much has a girls perspective and can be taken as a good representation of her friends. She flipping loves this redesign and I'm pretty certain my not techie iPhone/iPad using parents will too - and that, is was really matters to Apple, that 98% of their market will love it and not just the 2% of us who build for their platform. I like most o…

she is technical but still very much has a girls perspective

You take issue with the assumption that "being technical" may lead you to a less gender specific view of tech?

Or do you take issue with gender specific viewpoints in general?

In either case, simply quoting an excerpt is fairly pointless, as individual readers will make their own assumption, as I have that you did so because you have a problem with the statement.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by [deleted] »

untog wrote: post #179
simonbarker87 wrote: post #20

I watched the key note with my girl friend - she is technical but still very much has a girls perspective and can be taken as a good representation of her friends. She flipping loves this redesign and I'm pretty certain my not techie iPhone/iPad using parents will too - and that, is was really matters to Apple, that 98% of their market will love it and not just the 2% of us who build for their platform. I like most o…

she is technical but still very much has a girls perspective

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Re: iOS 7

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Post by tehwalrus »

I... I like it. I did breifly try to use Android last year (very expensive mistake) and they've nicked the two or three good things from the nexus / flat blue 'droid theme, plus FINALLY a fast way to turn wifi and bluetooth on and off, like on the droids.

I'm interested to see how long it takes the old UI to look antiquated to me. Isn't human reaction to fashion interesting? :)

Re: iOS 7

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Post by chrisbolt »

scrumper wrote: post #208
pinaceae wrote: post #98

has to be a homerun. the last time the entire neckbeard web went apeshit like that was when they announced the iPad. and the iPhone before that. practically all forums are useless right now, including here. guess that a lot of people also only see the screenshot, have not watched the screencast. iOS looks different in movement, the animations, parallax effect, etc. all add up. the under the hood stuff is super, multi…

The nuts and bolts do indeed look pretty exciting. I can't wait to put it on my dev iPad tonight and start hacking away on my app. Unlike my competition, I went 'flat' out of necessity when I launched last year (I found I could write 'bezierPathWithRoundedRect' a lot easier than I could draw a button in PixelMator). Who knows, maybe my app will look fresher in an iOS 7 context. It already looks utterly different to i…

The beta is only for the iPhone/iPod Touch.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by Angostura »

nobodysfool wrote: post #106
dakrisht wrote: post #13

Parallax is a nice touch. At first glance, iOS 7 looks like a hybrid of Android and WebOS. Especially the card multi-tasking approach. Notification center is cleaner but the colors are all over the place. Lock screen is pure Android (animated wallpapers, etc.) They might have made it too flat actually. A lot of text everywhere (the user will definitely get confused on what to tap and what not to tap) Cupertino might…

>They might have made it too flat actually. A lot of text everywhere (the user will definitely get confused on what to tap and what not to tap) Yea, that's one thing which Skeuomorphism does well is I know instantly what I can interact with and what I can't. I still may not know what to 'tap-and-hold' but at least I know what scrolls, what turns, what swipes.

> Yea, that's one thing which Skeuomorphism does well is I know instantly what I can interact with and what I can't.

It does it well when it is done well.

Then there are elements like the red book mark in Contacts. where you think - what the hell is that meant to do?

Re: iOS 7

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Post by rabino »

mcintyre1994 wrote: post #103
rabino wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why don't you wait until you have a freakin' phone in your hand and try it?

There is Apple marketing material they've made available. It's perfectly valid to make judgements from that in my opinion.

Those are screenshots of a beta! How categorically can you judge something until you have the final release in front of you?

Re: iOS 7

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Post by rabino »

pbreit wrote: post #100
rabino wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why don't you wait until you have a freakin' phone in your hand and try it?

Well, watching the "in action" videos on an iPhone is pretty darn close. You do realize you are on a web site designed for commentary on tech matters?

Tech commentary used to be more more than baseless hipster-y. Oh the good ol' days.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by eclipxe »

scrumper wrote: post #208
pinaceae wrote: post #98

has to be a homerun. the last time the entire neckbeard web went apeshit like that was when they announced the iPad. and the iPhone before that. practically all forums are useless right now, including here. guess that a lot of people also only see the screenshot, have not watched the screencast. iOS looks different in movement, the animations, parallax effect, etc. all add up. the under the hood stuff is super, multi…

The nuts and bolts do indeed look pretty exciting. I can't wait to put it on my dev iPad tonight and start hacking away on my app. Unlike my competition, I went 'flat' out of necessity when I launched last year (I found I could write 'bezierPathWithRoundedRect' a lot easier than I could draw a button in PixelMator). Who knows, maybe my app will look fresher in an iOS 7 context. It already looks utterly different to i…

Not available on iPad yet.

Re: iOS 7

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Post by rmrfrmrf »

kbenson wrote: post #251
untog wrote: post #179

Earlier quoted context omitted.

she is technical but still very much has a girls perspective

You take issue with the assumption that "being technical" may lead you to a less gender specific view of tech? Or do you take issue with gender specific viewpoints in general? In either case, simply quoting an excerpt is fairly pointless, as individual readers will make their own assumption, as I have that you did so because you have a problem with the statement.

I won't point out just how much is wrong with the excerpt that OP has quoted (because HN is a gender-troll breeding ground unworthy of my time), but you should definitely research gender-based descrimination. It will make you a better person and a more successful leader!

Re: iOS 7

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Post by cheald »

mcintyre1994 wrote: post #178

Two things I hope to see in Android here, multitasking UI and tabbed notifications. After Google poached WebOS staff, their card UI is really nice and pretty Palm-like. For some reason they haven't shamelessly stolen the WebOS multitasking UI like Apple just have. I really hope they do, because it'd fit Android perfectly. That notification bar is really nice too, although it seems to be missing quick actions like And…

What do you mean? Android has a perfectly servicable multitasking UI already.

https://developer.android.com/design/media/ui_overview_recen...

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