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If the keyboard was really so predominant Blackberry should have beat iPhone, not the other way around. Not only are icons easier to grok (picture == 1000 word
by radley 13y ago
If the keyboard was really so predominant Blackberry should have beat iPhone, not the other way around.
Not only are icons easier to grok (picture == 1000 words) they usually don't need to be translated into multiple languages for international use.
The backlash against skeuomorphism was not due to a demand for more text. It was due to overuse and, in many cases, crippling functionality for the sake of inappropriate design (i.e. iOS podcast app).
- noblethrasher 13y agoThe iPhone was also a ridiculously nice iPod; that's why it beat the Blackberry.
- Raphael 13y agoiPhone is better at displaying text since it has a taller screen. A virtual keyboard has pagination expand the set of characters available and can also adapt to show certain characters in certain situations, such as a calculator.