>At the time, I was wary–if Apple keeps adding gestures to this simple language, I wrote, “it will kill what made these devices successful in the first place.”

>At the time, I was wary–if Apple keeps adding gestures to this simple language, I wrote, “it will kill what made these devices successful in the first place.” I remember having this thought at the time as well. Then, the gestures became useful after I learned to use them. While most of these gestures (mostly on iPad) weren’t needed by the average user to do the important things, they’re nice to have if you’re a power user. That’s where I thought this UI divide was heading. Power users (gestures) and regular users (no gestures), still able to accomplish the same things but in different ways. Now, it’s gone too far. Now the ecosystem is fragmented and gestures are necessary to use the device. I decided to pass on the X because I didn’t want new gestures and muscle memory to interfere with the way I use my iPad and iPhone currently. Of course the fragmentation issue will be resolved when this language is applied across the lineup, but for now it’s not. Still, I doubt I will see an infant pick up an X and know how to use it without instruction like I’ve seen an infant use an iPad.