Several things to consider. One, do people buy because of first impressions or because of impressions that are the result of having experienced the product over time? Another, do people require continual change in appearance, or can a good design remain attractive enough over time to keep users on board? Third, usability. It's hard to get this one right. Glitzy, cool can obscure poor usability. If it's blue and it chirps and it lights up when you're happy but is awkward to use, will cool trump practicality? Fourth, interoperability. We use mp3 players, phones, tablets, and laptops. Is each an island, whose natives all speak different languages? Does it matter?
A positive first impression is crucial, but so are the recommendations of experienced friends.
It's hard these days to resist a neat design change, but too many and too radical changes can be unsettling, and if the user interface changes substantially along with the design, it can be off-putting, if not alienating.
Usability - having the right tools clearly and efficiently and intuitively at hand - is often shortchanged. In the digital cameras I've used, usability is almost an afterthought. You've simply got to memorize where everything is, because the UI doesn't do much to help you find your way.
Apple's trick has been to get it all pretty close to optimal. In interoperability, they have the field to themselves, and will continue to.
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These days, that may be a mistake. Apple is still a brand, and an icon, but the choices are well out there. Maybe I am wrong about the Apple users, but there is only so much some of them will take if the OS goes to drab, and the ease os use continues to fall behind the other platforms.
From: Just Murray <krismurray@gmail.com>
To: "iPad@yahoogroups.com" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, 3 May 2013 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [iPad] iOS 7 UI rumours eek
Ppl complained. Apple didn't care.~KLM\\01001100 01001111 01001100//I remember when people were complaining about how drab things looked. Now they want to go back to drab? I don't get it
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