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Among other things, Bosch manufactures washing machines, dishwashers, and microwave ovens — why do their interfaces differ? They’re all appliances made by the s
by matthewmacleod 1y ago
Among other things, Bosch manufactures washing machines, dishwashers, and microwave ovens — why do their interfaces differ? They’re all appliances made by the same brand! Because they have different purposes and you use them in different ways.
Actually, as an owner of both a washer/dryer and a dishwasher from the Bosch “Serie 6” range, this makes the opposite point intended. The interfaces are bafflingly, irritatingly different for no good reason, and would really have benefited from some central alignment on UX patterns.
- mschuster91 1y agoHa, Bosch, LOL. I own an old Series 4 VarioPerfect washing machine, and when I moved into a new apartment I treated myself to a clothes dryer. Ordered a Series 4 one... the font size is different and instead of the old tactile buttons it has a touch surface on physically printed labels that needs an arcane incantation combined with a precise way of holding your fingers while touching it, the door opens to a different direction - and the "official" stacker frame isn't compatible so I needed a third party stacker. Bloody ridiculous, but hey, some price to pay to the design gods for at least having a machine that works solidly and that I can repair should it ever be needed.
- rahkiin 1y agoYou can flip washing/dryer doors opening direction. It should be described in the manual.
- mschuster91 1y agoUnfortunately, neither the washer nor the dryer supports flipping the door.
- SupremumLimit 1y agoYeah, to bring up Bosch as an example of good UI is… an interesting choice. Their +/- time buttons operate like they were specifically designed to infuriate the user, for example.