>One reviewer of the app on iTunes coolly dismissed Planetary as "visually appealing but useless." ...With all due respect, that critic is missing the point. N

>One reviewer of the app on iTunes coolly dismissed Planetary as "visually appealing but useless." ...With all due respect, that critic is missing the point. No, he didn't miss the point. He hit the nail on the head. The purpose of data visualization is to help the user quickly understand complex data. This planetary visualization just adds another layer for my brain to parse while giving me nothing in return.