Friends Kingdom: Re: [iPad] WWDC

Yeah, maybe I'm overreacting. Thanks for the reality check.

But, still, I think the instinctive path for developers is complexification, and they'd be well served by someone letting them know what older folk need. Especially now, as their market continues to gray.

An eighty-year-old friend recently had his point-and-click film camera die, and I gave him a bare-bones, "simple" Coolpix. With a hundred-page manual. Not good. He never made peace with his Windows laptop, but mail is a breeze on his iPad. Beyond mail, though, even the iPad is a mystery for him. He's extremely intelligent, but he doesn't have the flexible mind of a kid. A thousand options are far too many, especially when an accidental key tap can mess up a lot of basic stuff.

On Jun 3, 2014, at 5:13 PM, "Tony tdale@xtra.co.nz [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I dont agree. Every year there are "200+" new features. iOS doesn't get laden with settings screens everywhere, it looks the same. No one uses all features, and as long as they don't get in the way, thats a good solution. This release is no different to any other in adding features.

From: "david smith david.smith.14916@gmail.com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
To: "iPad@yahoogroups.com" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2014 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [iPad] WWDC

Hmm. Nothing there gets a rise out of me. Sounds like a lot more busyness, more stuff to do, more commands to remember. I'd love less stuff and more simplicity.

Bag, humbug :o)

On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:08 PM, "Jim Saklad jimdoc@icloud.com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> I've just started work, so just read Apple website for a base summary
> Is there a stream or download of the Keynote available?

<http://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2014/>

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