[olug] Sixth Sense

[T. J. Brumfield]

> I tend to agree somewhat but for different reasons.  I would say that
> increased usability is critical.  Even the Windows 5 and 6 Smartphones
> that were out there sucked greatly.  If you bring around a device that
> is intuitive and easy to use while still having configurability, and
> one that fills a niche that people want to be filled your product will
> do well.  A nice design is important and will increase sales/numbers,
> it won't draw more than a handful of users unless the requirements in
> the last paragraph are completed.
>

Style isn't the only thing, but everyone was lining up to buy a iPhone
without ever having used one.  And while Apple did a lot of things
right with the interface, the iPhone makes input difficult (killed on
a smartphone) and gets a lot wrong.

I'm really excited to see Android take off as a platform, especially
since it is built on open software with an open framework.  That being
said, I was reading articles how Android 1.5 (Cupcake) was coming out
in January, and so were the new phones.  Then it was pushed back to
April, and now I don't even hear dates on new Android phones.  My
contract is up and I *really* want an Android phone, but I'm scared of
going to T-Mobile in Omaha with no T-Mobile store here and the
possible prospect of spotty coverage.  Then again I could order an
unlocked G1 phone from Google with the root password and everything
and then use it on AT&T.  But I digress.

-- T. J. Brumfield
"I'm questioning my education
Rewind and what does it show?
Could be, the truth it becomes you
I'm a seed, wondering why it grows"
-- Pearl Jam, Education