Dan Moren over at Macworld highlights what has to be one of the most badly designed products from Apple in years. He echos my own feelings on the matter. When I watched the quick tour I was stuck by how unnecessarily complicated the control mechanism is. Dan sums it up nicely:
The fact that Apple has to put up this diagram tells you how much more complicated it is: how would you figure out the controls without this chart? The only markings on the controls are the “+” and “-” that mark volume controls. There is no indication of how to play or pause music.
As I said last week when Apple launched the new iMacs and introduced the sawn-off keyboard: Why is it that lately, every time Apple launches something they have to have at least one controversial aspect to it ?
Perhaps the folks at Apple should get their constant desire to think outside the box under control and temper it with the age old adage of “if it ain’t broke – don’t fix it.”
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That’s what I love about Apple products. One little diagram and it sends ya’ll into a tizzy. Doesn’t bother me at all.