As I said before, I hate ads. And Google is making changes that serve just one major purpose – selling more ads. Not my friends.
Apple Maps might lag behind in features and data volume/accuracy, I still prefer it over being an ad target for a company that treats me as a revenue opportunity. Oh wait… If you’re not paying for it, you aren’t the customer, you are the product.
From “Don’t be evil” to…
Don’t listen to Google’s bullshit about being open. Creepy as fuck, yes; Open, not so much.
Candid words from the guys over at The Loop, one of my favorite blog sites.
It’s been a while now that I’m trying to migrate away from using Google services, for lots of reasons. And I live happily without any of the services or products Google offers – except Web search. I tried a number of alternatives but am coming back because nothing else comes even close in quality.
Microsoft … tapped Steven Sinofsky to reimagine Windows… And he did. Sadly, the result was Windows 8. The reason this happened is that while Sinofsky had the maniacal power and force of will of a Steve Jobs, he lacked Jobs’ best gift: An innate understanding of good design. Windows 8 is not well-designed. It’s a mess. But Windows 8 is a bigger problem than that. Windows 8 is a disaster in every sense of the word.
I saw this when looking at the pre-release of Windows 8. I used it for an hour or two. I knew Microsoft was doomed, and Windows 8 would be the single biggest disaster for the company. Ever.
Microsoft is trying hard to reverse the biggest failures, however they have a way more significant problem to solve. The idea that Windows everywhere would be a smart architecture, and they could smooth customers into buying Windows not only on PC’s but on smartphones and tablets. Just not working.
Instead of trying to please customers in the best possible way for each type of device, they relied on their installed base to eat the Windows everywhere message. At the same time Apple did the right thing, delivering the optimal solution for each platform. Once again the obvious underlying mistake was to optimize on marketing and sales benefits, instead of trying to solve the customers’ problems in the best possible way.
There is hope for Android users! Great app to make your Android device look and behave like it was running iOS 7.
Check out this launcher app on the Google Play store, or watch the video to learn more:
Two iPhone 5 wallpapers I’ve done.
Inspired by Apple’s invite to the media event in September. I just re-drew the circles, without the Apple logo in the center. While I love Apple products, I’m not a fanboy, thus keeping the Apple logo just didn’t feel right.
The other wallpaper, called clarity, is an homage to Jony Ive’s design language. Clean, simple, no distraction. It works great as a wallpaper for the homepage. While the other wallpaper looks great on the lock screen.
