Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf]
by linguae on Saturday April 03, 2021 @03:11PM
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I agree. The Mac ecosystem has long valued quality, especially when it comes to UI/UX. One of my favorite proprietary software companies is The Omni Group, which has made a lot of very well-done software tools for the Mac, such as OmniGraffle. The company's adherence to Apple's UI guidelines is strict, and its products are wonderful to use. Apple itself has also made excellent software (I'm a longtime macOS user), though I feel that its UI/UX perfectionism has slipped in recent years.
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Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf]
by vagrantJin on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:07PM
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> Apple itself has also made excellent software (I'm a longtime macOS user),
Then how would you know how good or bad Apples software UI/UX is if you have only one frame of reference? It's good or bad compared to what?
I don't think you can easily make that claim.
Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf]
by linguae on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:25PM
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I’m not exclusively a Mac user. In the past 30 years I’ve also used MS-DOS, every version of Windows since 95 (except for Me and server-based versions like 2003 and 2008), various Linux desktops, Android, ChromeOS, and iOS. I’ve even played around with NeXTstep, Haiku, Pharo, and Plan 9.
The classic Mac OS and pre-Big Sur macOS were the best environments I’ve used from a UI/UX perspective, with Windows 95/98/NT/2000 being worthy runners up.
Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf]
by vagrantJin on Sunday April 04, 2021 @01:02PM
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This answer is how you should preface your argument. Gives people like me context. Saying Im long time mac user in a vacuum misleads small minds like mine