http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Fri, 25 May 2012 18:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/comment-page-1/#comment-36181 David McElroy Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:49:03 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/#comment-36181 <p>I would argue that the iPod's conservative feature set is part of what makes it successful, because that helps make the device idiot-proof to use. It's hard for many people in the geek culture to understand that many, many "normal people" want simplicity, not more features. Sometimes, it's "genuine innovation" to remove features and make something easier to use.</p> I would argue that the iPod’s conservative feature set is part of what makes it successful, because that helps make the device idiot-proof to use. It’s hard for many people in the geek culture to understand that many, many “normal people” want simplicity, not more features. Sometimes, it’s “genuine innovation” to remove features and make something easier to use.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/comment-page-1/#comment-54165 David McElroy Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:49:03 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/#comment-54165 <p>I would argue that the iPod's conservative feature set is part of what makes it successful, because that helps make the device idiot-proof to use. It's hard for many people in the geek culture to understand that many, many "normal people" want simplicity, not more features. Sometimes, it's "genuine innovation" to remove features and make something easier to use.</p> I would argue that the iPod’s conservative feature set is part of what makes it successful, because that helps make the device idiot-proof to use. It’s hard for many people in the geek culture to understand that many, many “normal people” want simplicity, not more features. Sometimes, it’s “genuine innovation” to remove features and make something easier to use.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/comment-page-1/#comment-36180 X. Trapnel Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:58:09 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/#comment-36180 <p>What's particularly sad is that, because of the iTunes DRM and conservative featureset, there really is plenty of room available for a bold company to give customers things they want but can't have, even without much genuine innovation. And it's not like MS doesn't have cash to fight lawsuits if need be. Ah, well.</p> What’s particularly sad is that, because of the iTunes DRM and conservative featureset, there really is plenty of room available for a bold company to give customers things they want but can’t have, even without much genuine innovation. And it’s not like MS doesn’t have cash to fight lawsuits if need be. Ah, well.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/comment-page-1/#comment-54164 X. Trapnel Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:58:09 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/11/27/square-wheel/#comment-54164 <p>What's particularly sad is that, because of the iTunes DRM and conservative featureset, there really is plenty of room available for a bold company to give customers things they want but can't have, even without much genuine innovation. And it's not like MS doesn't have cash to fight lawsuits if need be. Ah, well.</p> What’s particularly sad is that, because of the iTunes DRM and conservative featureset, there really is plenty of room available for a bold company to give customers things they want but can’t have, even without much genuine innovation. And it’s not like MS doesn’t have cash to fight lawsuits if need be. Ah, well.

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