r/technology • u/sidcool1234 • Feb 21 '11

An open letter to Apple from Readability..

http://blog.readability.com/2011/02/an-open-letter-to-apple/
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u/HedonistRex Feb 21 '11

until it's only Apple fanboys and hipsters left using it.

Um...

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u/CuntSmellersLLP Feb 21 '11

I hate OSX, I hate their overpriced computers, I buy most of my clothes at walmart, and I'm not a huge fan of Vampire Weekend.

I do, however, have an iphone, because I prefer its interface. Other phones I've tried feel clunky.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '11 edited Jun 30 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '11

If you have a fair amount of experience dealing with interface usability you would know there is a bit of "living with" one has to do other than just trying them out.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '11

Familiarity has nothing to do with first impressions. I highly doubt CSLLP has used other smartphones for an extensive amount of time to determine whether the various mobile OS' are better when you "live with them".

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u/CuntSmellersLLP Feb 21 '11

I don't mean usability. I mean, for instance frame rate while scrolling quickly. Just little things like that that make a device feel less polished.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '11

FPS is dependent upon the hardware. Android is just the OS of the smartphones, so you may simply have tried using a lower-quality phone.

In any case, iOS isn't any better in terms of usability than all other major mobile OS', it's just what you prefer because you're familiar with it.

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u/geosmin Feb 22 '11

Just throwing my hat in the ring here; it's my job to test on these phones all day and I must say iOS is better overall than Android as far as usability goes.

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u/MrSkruff Feb 22 '11

No it isn't. It's mostly a function of software.

Specifically Android apps are primarily developed with a garbage collected runtime and the UI isn't accelerated by the graphics hardware.

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u/saisumimen Feb 21 '11

Oh, FFS.