This is really representative of the problem with all of these "Apple envy-ers," and the majority of the electronics industry in general. Everyone sees something that a company like Apple produces, and instead of creating something just as impactful, they look at what Apple does and then copy the surface treatment. Once you see and use these devices, it becomes apparent that it's beauty is only skin deep. Apple designed the entire system from the bottom up to be easy to use and exceptionally functional, not to just look pretty. Unless the rest of the industry and elite geek hack(er)s can figure this out, they'll always be relegated to just plain old mimicry.
Nice to see that people are seeing that UI is very important in products, I started a little project myself recreating the iPhone using Flex and AIR you can see it here http://merhl.com/?p=29
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This is really representative of the problem with all of these "Apple envy-ers," and the majority of the electronics industry in general. Everyone sees something that a company like Apple produces, and instead of creating something just as impactful, they look at what Apple does and then copy the surface treatment. Once you see and use these devices, it becomes apparent that it's beauty is only skin deep. Apple designed the entire system from the bottom up to be easy to use and exceptionally functional, not to just look pretty. Unless the rest of the industry and elite geek hack(er)s can figure this out, they'll always be relegated to just plain old mimicry.
Nice to see that people are seeing that UI is very important in products, I started a little project myself recreating the iPhone using Flex and AIR you can see it here http://merhl.com/?p=29