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I heavily approached using Android as I did using an iPhone. I received a lot of shit for this, though. I was told I was “using Android wrong.” Well, duh. The
by cbs 15y ago
I heavily approached using Android as I did using an iPhone. I received a lot of shit for this, though. I was told I was “using Android wrong.”
Well, duh. They're different, of course they're going to behave differently. I learned this the hard way myself, I tried approaching the iOS like it was an andriod and was similarly disappointed and frustrated. Many "why the fuck doesn't this thing X?" were yelled. Then I realized that they were different, did things differently and had to allow myself to adapt new mental models. Once I did and accepted the way it worked, using it was a completely different experience.
- tomkarlo 15y agoIt's like complaining that OSX doesn't work like Windows. Different doesn't mean either is wrong, but it does mean you can't use them the same.
- cbs 15y agoExactly. A few years ago, project constraints had me working primarily on a mac for the first time. I loathed the dock for a good six months. Now I can't even remember what my objection to it was. I believe our dislike is mostly predicated on unfamiliarity. I use various flavors of android, ios, windows, osx, and kde all on a weekly if not daily basis. I know the ins and outs and have preferences, but I'd never write a blog post like this, or even make a device recommendation on my preferences alone.