> The issue is that providing a physical back button or not isn't meant to facilitate different types of usage.
It may facilitate different form factors and different price points. I suspect most Android phones are used the same, but people prefer different sizes of devices. I prefer having a hardware keyboard but currently most devices do not have one.
> I have never bought a notebook that had the keys in the same place as the one I bought before... when they change something and that has to have something to do with what the software does.
I'm not sure how the keyboard layout has anything to do with the software running on your laptop?
Re:HTC 1
by fauigerzigerk on Wednesday July 14, 2010 @03:22AM
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Nothing. So why do they keep changing it? That's the point.
The issue is that providing a physical back button or not isn't meant to facilitate different types of usage. It's just constantly changing the way the exact same things work for no reason other than, I don't know, maybe just time passing?
It's similar to notebook keyboards. I have never bought a notebook that had the keys in the same place as the one I bought before. Every time I have to relearn. It's just a waste of time. Hardware designers should have an idea about what they're trying to achieve when they change something and that has to have something to do with what the software does. I totally agree with CitizenKane on that one.