Quote:
Originally Posted by stonetools
Hey, I agree that Apple sometimes misses the mark when it comes to excluding features that a device really should have. I find it REALLY annoying that their mp3 players don't come with FM radios, for example. For the life of me, I can't understand why they would not have this extremely user friendly feature.
However, on the whole, I do think that I prefer their approach to "let's throw in every feature we can, just because we can, and let the end user figure out how to use it" approach. I guess I'm a lot closer to the average user, than to the geek.
|
But Apple's mp3 players are a classic case in point. Why on earth would the
average user prefer these products that had poorer battery life, smaller storage capacity and poorer sound quality than well-known and often cheaper competing brands?
Regardless of the extra features, mp3 players from people like Creative and iRiver were just as easy to use, and there were plenty of stylish options so it wasn't pure style.
Apple make elegant products, but I do think that it's more their brilliant marketing that sweeps up the average user, not that the other products are only fit for geeks.
Graham