https://daringfireball.net/2017/09/iphone_x_event_thoughts_and_observations https://daringfireball.net/2017/09/iphone_x_event_thoughts_a... > THE NOTCH: It off

https://daringfireball.net/2017/09/iphone_x_event_thoughts_and_observations https://daringfireball.net/2017/09/iphone_x_event_thoughts_a... > THE NOTCH: It offends me. It’s ungainly and unnatural. Clearly, the ideal of an “all-screen” design — to use Apple’s own words — has no notch at all. This is not that. But what I dislike more than the notch isn’t the notch itself but that Apple is fully embracing the notch in software. I really wish their software design rendered the “ears” with black backgrounds while using apps. I’d be fine with embracing the notch on the home screen and lock screen. > It’s the front-facing equivalent of the camera bump. It offends me because it’s not just imperfect but glaringly, deliberately imperfect. But — again, exactly as with the bump — I understand why it’s there. I don’t like it but it wouldn’t keep me from buying the phone. One can be a fan, yet also critical. The best ones probably are given fans also tend to know the ins and outs better than most. Disqualifying Gruber's analysis because he's often a dick and likes Apple just means you're pre-judging information from one of the people who knows Apple best.