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I don't consider design language across platforms a positive nessisarly. I want my laptop to be a laptop and tablet to be a tablet. They don't need to share UI.
by ravedave5 6y ago
I don't consider design language across platforms a positive nessisarly. I want my laptop to be a laptop and tablet to be a tablet. They don't need to share UI. That's why windows 8 was such a disaster.
- davidivadavid 6y agoNope. People on HN seem not to understand that a "consistent design language" is something more complex than "do exactly the same thing on every platform." The reason Windows 8 was a disaster was because Microsoft suffered from the same misconception.
- zapzupnz 6y ago"Consistent design language" doesn't mean "behave exactly the same". That's exactly what Catalyst is for — to take iPad apps and make them good macOS citizens. Is that not exactly what you want? A consistent design language makes it easier for iPadOS apps to come to macOS via Catalyst without having to be almost completely restyled whilst also preserving everything makes the Mac a Mac. Your laptop remains a laptop. Your desktop remains a desktop. Ported apps respect the form factor, not force it to become a tablet.