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Re:The Android Font: Roboto by Steveism on Sunday March 11, 2012 @07:08PM (#3691551)
All I did was mention that I agreed with Gruber not that he swayed me one way or the other. I think the fonts in ICS along with the rest of the Android interface is just awful. And obviously saying that in a thread which would appeal to an android user would go over like a lead ballon. Just thinking for myself.
Re:The Android Font: Roboto by ajross on Sunday March 11, 2012 @08:01PM (#3691719)
I'll put up good money that you couldn't tell the difference between Helvetica Neue and Roboto in a blind test. Calling a near clone font "awful" is just dumb, sorry.
Re:The Android Font: Roboto by Steveism on Sunday March 11, 2012 @08:15PM (#3691762)
I'll choose to ignore the insult. Actually, I'm a web designer and I could quite easily tell them apart. Couldn't you?
Re:The Android Font: Roboto by rimantas on Monday March 12, 2012 @03:09AM (#3692606)
Near clones have a big potential to be awful. Uncanny valley and all that.