What the hell is a CD? Why the Wait?Īpple typically makes their products available for sale within days of their announcement (a typical example being the new iPod nanos, announced Sept 9th, available for sale just days later atypical example being the iPhone, announced January 9th, 2007, available six months later). Universal Music Group lowering CD prices to under 10 USD. It's not so much people love iPhone due to what it doesn't do they love it due to how well it does what it does. I think Elgan is missing the point somewhat. Some products and services are touting limitations as desirable “features.” And consumers are loving it. Mike Elgan of Macworld on consumer reaction to “feature-poor” products:Ī strange trend has emerged that violates the more-is-better ethos of American consumer culture. Presently, I can only dream of doing something so wonderful. It's stuff like this which makes me get out of bed every morning. I know these have been around for a while, but it's worth watching again. Put another way, how many different kinds of peanut butter need there be on the grocery shelf?ĭrunk Jeff Goldblum puts things into perspective. There is a certain niche market for the tinkerer and his software, but 99% of the time, we write for those terrified of using computers – let alone tinkering with them. I constantly find myself expressing the above point to my developer friends. The existence of uncertainty is not an excuse for exposing it to the user. Applications that think the 20% Rule still applies in the streamlined, intuitive world of the iPad will find themselves woefully outdesigned by folks who Get It.
This is an absolutely essential lesson for app developers.
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