Google's Go

Andrei Alexandrescu SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org
Sun Jan 24 06:26:13 PST 2010


Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Andrei Alexandrescu" <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote in message 
> news:hjgopn$1i7g$1 at digitalmars.com...
> - iPods have a Power button, but they cannot be turned off via the so-called 
> Power button. They are turned off by holding "Up" for a few seconds. Easily 
> wins the lifetime award for "Dumbest Interface Design Choice I've Ever 
> Seen".

http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/05/25/apple.wins.dad.awards/

> - How long did it take the iPhone to get basic copy/paste? (I'm not sure, 
> but I know it was a ridiculously long time for such a basic feature. 
> Handspring, for instance, had smartphones with copy/paste from day one, and 
> that was years before the iPhone was ever announced.)

http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/apple-wins-eight-product-design-awards-at-cebit/

Brownie points for not going with the mainstream opinion.


Andrei

P.S. Never heard of Handspring.



More information about the Digitalmars-d mailing list