I don't think that is a bad thing. With 1500 developers you will have subtle variations in the UI. Some good and some bad. Being forced to use the same generic UI all the time takes away from a potential new experience for the user.
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/ipad-usability/ > > > The iPad has been hailed as an interface triumph. But one usability expert > has published an exhaustive critique of the iPad, taking it to task for the > inconsistency and obscurity of its apps’ interfaces. > > The problem, at its core: A lack of interface standards means every app > behaves in a different way. > > Dr. Jakob Nielsen, hailed by some as “the king of usability,” this week > published a 93-page report evaluating the iPad’s > usability<http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ipad.html>based on feedback from > seven users who tested 34 different apps and > websites. Because the iPad user interface is new and design standards have > not been defined for tablet software, Nielsen argues that iPad apps > currently suffer from inconsistency and poor “discoverability.” > > Read More > http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/ipad-usability/#ixzz0nnxK70YC > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
