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The "Can't quite put my finger on it..." piece is in reference to a common catch-phrase for bloggers who have mocked Android, Samsung, and Microsoft for "copyin
by jljljl 13y ago
The "Can't quite put my finger on it..." piece is in reference to a common catch-phrase for bloggers who have mocked Android, Samsung, and Microsoft for "copying" elements from iOS.
I agree the whole back and forth is a bit silly from both parties.
Edit: missed a word
- Steko 13y ago"elements from iOS" Frequently seen re: MBA and iMac knock offs as well. It's hilarious and worth pointing out in both directions although I think the popular notion that one cancels out the other is false equivalence.
- jljljl 13y agoI agree that there are situations where the borrowing is much more blatant, and I don't think pointing out influences is a waste of time. Conversations along these lines tend to devolve into flame wars, however.
- coldtea 13y ago>The "Can't quite put my finger on it..." piece is in reference to a common catch-phrase for bloggers who have mocked Android, Samsung, and Microsoft for "copying" elements from iOS. Only this is not a copy. It's just a different flat design, just as Windows also uses a flat design. It doesn't copy the look of Windows Phone -- it just uses a similar flat visual language. We cannot say the same for, e.g., MBA look-alikes that you cannot tell apart from 5 feet away. It's like the difference between two manga comics by different artists (of course there are similarities: they used the same visual language) and a cheap rip-off of an animated series (e.g Power Rangers vs Powerful Rangers).