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So much of this UI looks like it was ripped right from the iPhone... I'm all for innovation, and as they say "A rising tide floats all boats". Just PLEASE don't

• anigbrowl 17y ago
  It doesn't remind me of the iPhone so much as OS X. I'm uncertain why they would want to associate their new product with Apple's visual branding. I read the thing twice thinking I'd made some mistake and this was an Apple-led joint venture. Maybe it was a 'because we can' thing, but if I was Palm's head of marketing I'd be ripping someone a new one right now.
• jamroom 17y ago
  I agree - however, it does look REALLY nice. It's sort of how a Toyota sedan looks a lot like a Honda sedan - at some point user interface design tends to all point to the same "holy grail" of ease if use, so it's not a surprise that WebOS looks like this. I'd wager a bet too that Microsoft's next Mobile OS release has a lot of similarities with the iPhone interface as well, since it is simply good design.
• chrisbolt 17y ago
  Even the map is of Cupertino...
  • jasongullickson 17y ago
    I noticed that too, interesting. I agree with the initial post completely, but given Palm's position, if you can't make something better, you could do worse than basing your design on the best of class available. I think a more accurate automotive analogy would be comparing a Hyundai to a Honda.