They seem like they're converging to some degree. In a few years there probably won't be much difference after a few more iterations of copying each other.
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 6:38 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > I have only had Android phones myself, and my only experience with iOS is > setting up Internet or email on the occasional iPad for customers. > > > > I do feel the Android user interface is very primitive and should have > evolved to be more user friendly by now. It seems like all they care about > is how many apps there are, the UI can suck. Not having owned an iPhone, I > don’t know if Apple does any better. I know that OS X does not seem as > easy and intuitive as everyone says it is. > > > > The other thing I’ve found, since I’m using a 2+ year old Android phone, > is they develop bugs, glitches and crashes over time. It seems like once > the hardware is 2 years old, it doesn’t matter if you get an Android > update, it’s not going to work like when it was new, and they are going to > push you to buy new hardware. Whereas it seems Apple is more dedicated to > the idea of no phone left behind. They want you to upgrade, but they won’t > turn your iPhone 5 into a useless piece of crap to force you to upgrade. > > > > Microsoft has occasionally had religion about UI design, but then they go > totally off the tracks. Right click context sensitive menus were the > greatest thing since sliced bread. Windows 8 was the devil’s work. > Microsoft Office looks like it came from a totally different company. But > I got a major endorphin rush the first time I accidentally right-clicked on > the Start button in Window 10. I was like the Nazis opening the Ark … > “it’s so beautiful!” > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jason McKemie > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 5, 2016 5:53 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google wants to be Apple > > > > Apple has been copying Android interface design for several iPhone os > versions now. > > On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/05/not-ok-google/ > > It's taken a while, many years, but Google has finally admitted that Apple > had it right all along... you have to control the hardware AND software to > have an awesome product. This was Steve Job's goal from the very beginning > with the Macintosh... and now everyone else is finally understanding. > > So now Google is copying everything Apple does... even down to the > marketing materials. Every commercial they run (along with Samsung and > everyone else) is always "this is why our product is better than Apple". If > a company really believes that, you don't have to make the direct > comparison. LOL > > "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" ~Charles Caleb Colton > > Travis > >
