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The point was two-fold: first, existing touch-screen devices had tiny installed bases. He didn't say there were no touch devices, just that (approximately) nobo
by cwp 13y ago
The point was two-fold: first, existing touch-screen devices had tiny installed bases. He didn't say there were no touch devices, just that (approximately) nobody was using them. Second, people buying iPhones now are often existing iPhone users, and so they are already familiar with the way iOS works. Obviously, that wasn't the case in 2007. Both of these factors contribute to skeumorphism having been useful in the first iPhone and less useful now.
- Aloha 13y agoI think a limited amount of skeumorphism is still useful and quite valid, I think however giving everything a texture to match what it would be, or the tape deck motif of the podcast tool is less useful, in fact, I think its distracting, maybe even for new (read non-technical) users. Everyone knows what the play, pause, stop, fast forward and reverse signs look like, are the spinning reels needed? It raises another question, when does chrome become just a distraction, rather than easing the user into using the product?
- jfb 13y agoThe problem with the podcasts app wasn't the reel to reel nonsense; it was that the damn thing didn't work. Ditching the skeuomorphism happened in the same release as serious upgrades to a working functionality.