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So I get the skeuomorphic UIs, complete with bits of torn paper at the top of the calendar pad and all, without even the justification of a touchscreen? No, tha

So I get the skeuomorphic UIs, complete with bits of torn paper at the top of the calendar pad and all, without even the justification of a touchscreen? No, thanks. Are they going to put a scent generator in my next Mac so my trash starts to stink if I don't empty it?

radicaldreamer 15y ago
While many people on hacker news might roll their eyes at the UI design, many novice users seem to like these interfaces- it signifies to novice users that they can stop keeping a paper address book and paper calendar and move to the using their iPad and the web, something they might have previously only thought business or techy types did. Additionally, I don't think the functionality of these apps suffers at all from this.
- cageface 15y ago
  John Siracusa makes the case against these kinds of UIs well in his Lion review: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/5 http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.a...
  - ugh 15y ago
    But he is not quite as outraged and his points are a lot more subtle than your rant.
    - cageface 15y ago
      Disappointed would be a much better word to describe my feelings than outraged.
r00fus 15y ago
These are there because Mac is going touch as well (at first only using the macbook and magic trackpads, but I think there will be a stronger merger between OSX and iOS in terms of user input in coming releases. Guess even a 0-button mouse wasn't enough... the UI hints are all about trackpads and deep touch gestures.
cormullion 15y ago
The torn paper effect is in the current MobileMe calendar anyway. But, sadly, there's no gradual increase in the torn bits during the year - by December it should be ragged... A missed opportunity, at least in mobileme. Haven't seen icloud yet.
ristretto 15y ago
At some point i fear users are going to start tearing off their screens and throwing them bit by bit in the recycle bin.

radicaldreamer 15y ago

While many people on hacker news might roll their eyes at the UI design, many novice users seem to like these interfaces- it signifies to novice users that they can stop keeping a paper address book and paper calendar and move to the using their iPad and the web, something they might have previously only thought business or techy types did. Additionally, I don't think the functionality of these apps suffers at all from this.

cageface 15y ago
John Siracusa makes the case against these kinds of UIs well in his Lion review: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars/5 http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.a...
- ugh 15y ago
  But he is not quite as outraged and his points are a lot more subtle than your rant.
  - cageface 15y ago
    Disappointed would be a much better word to describe my feelings than outraged.

r00fus 15y ago

These are there because Mac is going touch as well (at first only using the macbook and magic trackpads, but I think there will be a stronger merger between OSX and iOS in terms of user input in coming releases. Guess even a 0-button mouse wasn't enough... the UI hints are all about trackpads and deep touch gestures.

cormullion 15y ago

The torn paper effect is in the current MobileMe calendar anyway. But, sadly, there's no gradual increase in the torn bits during the year - by December it should be ragged... A missed opportunity, at least in mobileme. Haven't seen icloud yet.

ristretto 15y ago

At some point i fear users are going to start tearing off their screens and throwing them bit by bit in the recycle bin.