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The Touch Bar is also a ergonomic and UX catastrophe. Touching it accidentally happens way too often and your hands also tend to be in the way for reading it. I
by eref 9y ago
The Touch Bar is also a ergonomic and UX catastrophe. Touching it accidentally happens way too often and your hands also tend to be in the way for reading it. It is also way too small and requires adjusting ones pose to read it properly.
Then there is the iPhone case with extra battery that looks absolutely hideous: https://i.imgur.com/VZM2SED.jpg https://i.imgur.com/VZM2SED.jpg
And not to mention the utter design flaw that the Mighty Mouse cannot be used during charging: https://i.redd.it/e5p6uoibkkkx.jpg https://i.redd.it/e5p6uoibkkkx.jpg
Why not change the design altogether when adding a charging port? The original design was known to be an ergonomic nightmare for years anyway.
Then there is the way the Apple Pen is supposed to be charged (and easily broken by accident): http://i.imgur.com/NjKqE2r.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NjKqE2r.jpg
Why didn't they simply add a small cable accessory, or even better, a small 90° hinge like on an antenna? This is just such an awkward design decision.
The speaker grilles on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar are also mostly merely cosmetics. Form follows form. What's next? Ornaments? http://i.imgur.com/aEz8pWN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/aEz8pWN.jpg
I also thought the lack of indicators for buttons in iOS 7 was a really bad decision. Luckily, they are reversing that.
- rimliu 9y agoCharging port at the bottom of the mouse is not even a problem, not to mention "ergonomic nightmare". The same goes for a lot of "problems" in your list. And of course there is always someone who knows what Jobs would or would not do.
- sulam 9y agoOh really? I suppose that’s why the keyboard and touchpad both have it on the rear so you can use the device while it’s charging? It’s clearly a problem.
- vlozko 9y agoThe whole charging port on the bottom of the mouse isn't just for visual design. It's intentionally made to force you into using it exclusively wireless. If it were allowed to be a wired mouse far more people will have crappy experiences with the cable constantly snagging on things. Yes, technically you could plausibly run it wired until its charged enough but now there's the extra inconvenience of managing a cable. I know this all comes off as 1st world problems - and it certainly is - but Apple has always been about refining the experience. Besides, if the battery on my mouse does die, I just plug it in, go make some coffee, and come back to a mouse that'll last me for at least another week before another recharge. Fully charged, I've had it run for at least a month. The whole charge from the bottom is one of the biggest non-issues ever.
- tnova 9y agoSounds to me, like you are finding excuses to defend a bad design decision. If my mouse dies on me, then I expect to be able to plug it in and then continue to use it, with a minimal interruption of my workflow. Which, how you presented it, is not possible. I shouldn't be forced to bend my workflow around my devices, but my devices should bend to my workflow. Yes, this is not always possible, but in this case it is just an unnecessary inconvenience. And if I decide, that I want to have the "crappy experience" of using my mouse while it's on a charging cable, then I should be able to make that decision. This is not "refining experience", it is just bad design.
- macintux 9y agoMy only-slightly-tongue-in-cheek theory is that Apple thinks users should, with rare exception, be using trackpads instead. I can't imagine ever using a mouse again. Such a miserable experience compared to a good trackpad.
- megaman22 9y agoMy slightly tongue-in-cheek take is that Apple engineers and designers must have extremely tiny hands. One of my colleagues got one of the new 13' MBPs recently; I can't even get my hands to fit on the home row.
- ghettoimp 9y agoHuh. My personal experience is almost the opposite. I feel like I'm much faster with a mouse, and my hand cramps up when using the trackpad on my macbook for too long...
- macintux 9y agoInteresting. One key for me is tap to click; I find that significantly reduces the (metaphorical) friction to using a trackpad.
- jdietrich 9y ago
- cormullion 9y ago> Then there is the way the Apple Pen is supposed to be charged It's not quite that simple. The Apple Pencil is provided with a Lightning connector adapter, so that you can connect it to a Lightning cable and charge it in the same way you'd charge your phone. Conveniently, you can also quickly plug it in to an iPad for a quick boost, but I've never needed to do that.
- smitherfield 9y agoWell, for mouse ergonomics Steve wasn't your guy; he's the one who insisted on the "hockey puck" design[1] for the original iMac's mouse. [1] http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hockeypuck.jpg http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hockeypu...