Dan Moren Talks iPod Shuffle
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.