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If that is his point, I'd have to disagree. In marketing, yes, that holds true. But when it comes to warmth/non functional touches of the actual OS, Android alm
by Kylekramer 16y ago
If that is his point, I'd have to disagree. In marketing, yes, that holds true. But when it comes to warmth/non functional touches of the actual OS, Android almost has that to a fault (live wallpapers that unnecessarily task the phone, but are fun and playful; widgets that can be almost MySpace-esque; the old fashioned tube TV lock animation; etc.). Especially when compared the mostly functional and staid grid of icons and clean lines iOS goes for with the occasionally playful skeuomorphism.
I guess to just boils down to Gruber preferring iOS.
- 2muchcoffeeman 16y agoAdding non functional touches that serve little purpose is not what Apple tries to do though. Their little touches all add to making things better for the user (at least they hope it does). Contrast this to live wallpapers. I have only seen a few, but they appear to serve no purpose other than to allow yet more customization and drain battery life.
- Kylekramer 16y agoNever said the Android method was superior (I think a good analogy is Android is the Myspace to iOS's Facebook), just pointing out that pigeonholing Android as pure function over warmth is BS that people like Gruber like to say to marginalize Android as a neckbeard loser's choice instead the massively popular general OS that it is.