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> iOS 7 has really made background blurring a thing recently, though Vista used it to great effect too. That's not how I remember `bloggers` talking about it w
by johnchristopher 12y ago
> iOS 7 has really made background blurring a thing recently, though Vista used it to great effect too.
That's not how I remember `bloggers` talking about it when Vista came out.
- _pmf_ 12y agoRule 1 of UI design: when Microsoft does it, it's shit. When Apple does it, it's innovative and superb.
- mattkevan 12y agoRule 0 of UI design: When Microsoft does it, it's garish and tasteless. When Apple does it, it's mostly well thought through and carefully applied.
- bluthru 12y agoOr: Execution is everything.
- brianpan 12y agoThis is a tired meme. Apple's use of translucent elements was not well received when they first did it (and I'm not certain it is highly regarded now, either): http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/06/19/ntmb http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/06/19/ntmb http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/11/09/translucent http://daringfireball.net/linked/2007/11/09/translucent
- ponyous 12y agoHaha I remember seeing comparison of how The Verge covered release of Samsung Note 3 and iPhone 6 plus. This is what drives me mad nowdays. Ok, I found a picture http://www.oneclickroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/the-verge.jpg http://www.oneclickroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/the-v...
- jarek 12y agoLet's be fair, maybe the reviewer's hands grew over the 12 months between those reviews.
- xtrumanx 12y agoHaven't seen that picture before. Not sure why you were downvoted for it; seemed relevant.
- duiker101 12y agowas it the same reviewer?
- jarek 12y agoWhat is the point of a review site if not to have an editor and some consistency between reviews?
- hisyam 12y agoThe Note 3 is wider.