Re:Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design
by Phillipharryt on Sunday July 14, 2019 @11:22PM
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The N95 and the iphone both sucked for web browsing. Websites just weren't made for small screens, you had to zoom in so far and links were hard to click. I wouldn't say the iPhone's browsing experience was any better than the rest, but perhaps that unlimited data plan (not bandwidth) changed things up.
Re:Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design
by rusk on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:28AM
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In the iPhone's defense, vs the other smart phones I had used up until I got my iPhone 4, it was the first one to have a web browser that worked reasonably well on all non-mobile websites, and it was that factor alone at the time was enough to get me hooked.
Re:Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design
by toasterlovin on Monday July 15, 2019 @10:34AM
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I would argue that tap to zoom on desktop sites on the iPhone worked better than most “mobile optimized” sites.
However, the Nokia N95 suffered from a small screen 2.6 inches relative to the iPhone’s 3.5 inch display. It mostly sucked for web browsing, which seemed less import because all phones sucked for web browsing.
What separated the iPhone was a useful touch screen enabling large screens, an acceptable web browser even if it lacked flash etc, and an unlimited bandwidth option. If anything it was really bandwidth that changed how people used their phone.