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> Why is every mobile UI a copy of the first Iphone. Windows Mobile was definitely not a copy of the first iPhone.[1] I already pointed out that it was, in fac

> Why is every mobile UI a copy of the first Iphone. Windows Mobile was definitely not a copy of the first iPhone.[1] I already pointed out that it was, in fact, Apple who took inspiration from Metro - which was the first iteration of the modern flat UI. [1]: https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wp_ss_20160325_0002.png https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wp_ss_20...

sumedh 9y ago
Are you saying that Apple copied Windows Mobile UI for its first Iphone?
- zamalek 9y ago
  No, for its fourth or fifth or thereabouts? It happened years after Metro, as did Google Material Design (a fantastic improvement to the platform).
  - sumedh 9y ago
    So others copied Apple's first Iphone UI. Now do you get it or are you still going to argue about this?
    - zamalek 9y ago
      I give up.
    - wor3q 9y ago
      You mean app drawer with icons, which Nokia 7650 had in 2003? Or touch only operated interface from Motorola a1000 from 2004? And those are not by any means first phones in each category.
      - sumedh 9y ago
        and where are those companies today?
        wor3q 9y ago
        And why does it matter? Apple just ripped off their design, period.
        sumedh 9y ago
        It matters because it took Apple to show the world how to do it properly.
        wor3q 9y ago
        No they didn't. What they did is show the world how to create a marketing campaign. They took it to the point when people thought that Apple invented 3g when iPhone 3g went out, when it was on market for almost 10 years, and it was an update to what everyone else had already. iPhone was way behind Symbian and Windows mobile at date of launch. It didn't even have multitasking... Also, use some arguments instead of switching topic every reply.
        sumedh 9y ago
        You accuse me of switching topic and then go and talk about 3g, how about practice what you preach? Thank you for making my point I, you can do all the marketing you want but in the end you cannot sell a shitty product which Symbian and Windows Mobile learnt the hard way. Apple succeeded because the user experience worked.
        wor3q 9y ago
        No, they succeeded because of aggressive marketing campaign, an example of which I provided. Neither Symbian, nor WP phones had such campaigns, and this is why they got beaten by inferior product. Why do you think Macs stopped selling when Jobs was gone, while ux didn't change? Apples user experience is so bad, that there literally are paid Mac apps that fix their flaws. And they sell. There are no iOS ones, since you cannot customize anything besides wallpaper and ringtone there, everything locked. I bet you did not even have top tier phone other than iPhone in your hands, cause you'd admit it yourself.
- wor3q 9y ago
  No, they copied flat design in iOS 7.

sumedh 9y ago

Are you saying that Apple copied Windows Mobile UI for its first Iphone?

zamalek 9y ago
No, for its fourth or fifth or thereabouts? It happened years after Metro, as did Google Material Design (a fantastic improvement to the platform).
- sumedh 9y ago
  So others copied Apple's first Iphone UI. Now do you get it or are you still going to argue about this?
  - zamalek 9y ago
    I give up.
  - wor3q 9y ago
    You mean app drawer with icons, which Nokia 7650 had in 2003? Or touch only operated interface from Motorola a1000 from 2004? And those are not by any means first phones in each category.
    - sumedh 9y ago
      and where are those companies today?
      - wor3q 9y ago
        And why does it matter? Apple just ripped off their design, period.
        sumedh 9y ago
        It matters because it took Apple to show the world how to do it properly.
        wor3q 9y ago
        No they didn't. What they did is show the world how to create a marketing campaign. They took it to the point when people thought that Apple invented 3g when iPhone 3g went out, when it was on market for almost 10 years, and it was an update to what everyone else had already. iPhone was way behind Symbian and Windows mobile at date of launch. It didn't even have multitasking... Also, use some arguments instead of switching topic every reply.
        sumedh 9y ago
        You accuse me of switching topic and then go and talk about 3g, how about practice what you preach? Thank you for making my point I, you can do all the marketing you want but in the end you cannot sell a shitty product which Symbian and Windows Mobile learnt the hard way. Apple succeeded because the user experience worked.
        wor3q 9y ago
        No, they succeeded because of aggressive marketing campaign, an example of which I provided. Neither Symbian, nor WP phones had such campaigns, and this is why they got beaten by inferior product. Why do you think Macs stopped selling when Jobs was gone, while ux didn't change? Apples user experience is so bad, that there literally are paid Mac apps that fix their flaws. And they sell. There are no iOS ones, since you cannot customize anything besides wallpaper and ringtone there, everything locked. I bet you did not even have top tier phone other than iPhone in your hands, cause you'd admit it yourself.
wor3q 9y ago
No, they copied flat design in iOS 7.