2011-09-14, 08:52 AM
lol
As someone who developed for years on monochrome text-only terminals, and moved to graphic workstations only to fill up the screen with terminal windows (what Windows calls "cmd"), I have to tell you Windows was "noobified" from day 1. (And of course was copied from the original Macintosh, which was designed to make computers accessible to laymen, so yeah, noobs ft$).
Making an (optional, right?) interface that is similar to handheld devices, so people can interact the same with all their gadgets, isn't that horrible of an idea. However, obviously, working at a desk and keeping your arm raised to the screen is not exactly comfortable. We'll see how this plays out.
As someone who developed for years on monochrome text-only terminals, and moved to graphic workstations only to fill up the screen with terminal windows (what Windows calls "cmd"), I have to tell you Windows was "noobified" from day 1. (And of course was copied from the original Macintosh, which was designed to make computers accessible to laymen, so yeah, noobs ft$).
Making an (optional, right?) interface that is similar to handheld devices, so people can interact the same with all their gadgets, isn't that horrible of an idea. However, obviously, working at a desk and keeping your arm raised to the screen is not exactly comfortable. We'll see how this plays out.