It would be hard to talk about usability without the ubiquitous iPod coming to mind. Apple likes the slogan “it just works,” and they spend a lot of time, energy and money painting anything by Microsoft as for business, too technical, and difficult to work with.
I’m certainly no Apple fanboy, and though I use a Mac and prefer it to Windows, I am keenly aware of its numerous flaws (try compiling PHP or ask Tony Bibbs). But I do concede that Apple is winning the usability war. So, what can we learn from Apple when it comes to usability?
There are three key components that make Apple products easy to use:
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 @ 9:02 am |
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Categories: Usability
Tags: David Pogue, feature design, design, PHP, Apple, Usability