Comments on: iPad, the Future, and the Luxury of Starting Over http://blog.jayway.com/2010/01/28/ipad-the-future-and-the-luxury-of-starting-over/ Sharing Experience Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:23:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fredrik Olsson http://blog.jayway.com/2010/01/28/ipad-the-future-and-the-luxury-of-starting-over/comment-page-1/#comment-23965 Fredrik Olsson Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:53:13 +0000 http://blog.jayway.com/?p=4550#comment-23965 What you misses and what Adam Pash at Life Hacker has missed is; <a href="http://flyosity.com/ipad/the-ipad-is-for-everyone-but-us.php" rel="nofollow">The iPad Is For Everyone But Us</a>. If you write a tech blog, then you are by definition not a normal user, and your needs can not be projected onto the general public. As for the mouse, it will live on, just as command line tools still live on. I am sure that for some tasks, and some people it will continue to be the superior alternative. But for the vast majority? No! What you misses and what Adam Pash at Life Hacker has missed is; The iPad Is For Everyone But Us.

If you write a tech blog, then you are by definition not a normal user, and your needs can not be projected onto the general public.

As for the mouse, it will live on, just as command line tools still live on. I am sure that for some tasks, and some people it will continue to be the superior alternative. But for the vast majority? No!

]]> By: Christian Hedin http://blog.jayway.com/2010/01/28/ipad-the-future-and-the-luxury-of-starting-over/comment-page-1/#comment-23959 Christian Hedin Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:04:39 +0000 http://blog.jayway.com/?p=4550#comment-23959 I didn't really get that Lifehacker post. The iPad is bad because you're restricted to use apps that Apple allow. This is a problem for the iPad, but not for the iPhone since... it's bigger? True about getting tired in multi-touch UIs, but there are some differences for the iPad: 1) Most of the time you won't need to make bigger movements when using multi-touch than when using a mice. Scrolling your thumb down a list etc. Do you also get tired when using an iPhone? 2) If you do get tired, perhaps using some app that really requires a lot of input, the design of the iPad allows you to simply switch hand to hold the device from right to left and still (even as right handed you have sufficient control on the left hand for this) control the UI with your other hand. 3) How much input is really needed for the tasks that iPad focuses on? It's a lot of reading, browsing and watching. That's actually the focus areas for how a lot of user use a laptop today too. I don't think we're that many that actually need to click that much. I didn’t really get that Lifehacker post. The iPad is bad because you’re restricted to use apps that Apple allow. This is a problem for the iPad, but not for the iPhone since… it’s bigger?

True about getting tired in multi-touch UIs, but there are some differences for the iPad:

1) Most of the time you won’t need to make bigger movements when using multi-touch than when using a mice. Scrolling your thumb down a list etc. Do you also get tired when using an iPhone?

2) If you do get tired, perhaps using some app that really requires a lot of input, the design of the iPad allows you to simply switch hand to hold the device from right to left and still (even as right handed you have sufficient control on the left hand for this) control the UI with your other hand.

3) How much input is really needed for the tasks that iPad focuses on? It’s a lot of reading, browsing and watching. That’s actually the focus areas for how a lot of user use a laptop today too. I don’t think we’re that many that actually need to click that much.

]]> By: Sigge http://blog.jayway.com/2010/01/28/ipad-the-future-and-the-luxury-of-starting-over/comment-page-1/#comment-23946 Sigge Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:51:03 +0000 http://blog.jayway.com/?p=4550#comment-23946 I dont know actually. I think I am more thinking in terms of this posting: http://m.lifehacker.com/site?sid=lifehackerip&pid=JuicerHub&targetUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2F5458690%2Fthe-problem-with-the-apple-ipad%3Fop%3Dpost%26refId%3D5458690 And for the mice thing, I would still say that the convenience not having to move the whole arms or even body on those (probably bigger than iPad) future multitouch computer screens, will make a huge resistance. Not sure what side will win, but common human convenience on moving the body is not to underestimate. I dont know actually. I think I am more thinking in terms of this posting:
http://m.lifehacker.com/site?sid=lifehackerip&pid=JuicerHub&targetUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2F5458690%2Fthe-problem-with-the-apple-ipad%3Fop%3Dpost%26refId%3D5458690

And for the mice thing, I would still say that the convenience not having to move the whole arms or even body on those (probably bigger than iPad) future multitouch computer screens, will make a huge resistance. Not sure what side will win, but common human convenience on moving the body is not to underestimate.

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