Comments on: Why Usability Matters http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: » Carnival of the Mobilists #90 | The Mobile Gadgeteer | ZDNet.com http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-116459 » Carnival of the Mobilists #90 | The Mobile Gadgeteer | ZDNet.com Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:50:26 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/#comment-116459 [...] this week’s Carnival entry, Carlo discusses Why Usability Matters on mobile devices, which may explain why the iPhone is doing so well compared to other smartphones [...] [...] this week’s Carnival entry, Carlo discusses Why Usability Matters on mobile devices, which may explain why the iPhone is doing so well compared to other smartphones [...]

]]> By: tarek speaks mobile… » Blog Archive » Motorolas Tragedy http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-116415 tarek speaks mobile… » Blog Archive » Motorolas Tragedy Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:32:25 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/#comment-116415 [...] recent post at Mobhappy got me thinking about the old RAZR again. In the post Carlo relates Motorola’s current [...] [...] recent post at Mobhappy got me thinking about the old RAZR again. In the post Carlo relates Motorola’s current [...]

]]> By: Antoine of MMM http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-116412 Antoine of MMM Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:38:04 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/#comment-116412 THe best UIs do their job and you don't even notice them. I heard that somewhere, and the more I play with the N95 and Treo 680 side by side, I am coming close to agreeing on that. So many that I know have been fustrated with the UIs of several mobiles and mainly becuase they are not designed to be used or to answer the utility that is needed. Hopefully Moto and others can pick up the pace here (and give UI developers the freedom to do what they do best without committee-designship overhanging them). THe best UIs do their job and you don’t even notice them.

I heard that somewhere, and the more I play with the N95 and Treo 680 side by side, I am coming close to agreeing on that. So many that I know have been fustrated with the UIs of several mobiles and mainly becuase they are not designed to be used or to answer the utility that is needed. Hopefully Moto and others can pick up the pace here (and give UI developers the freedom to do what they do best without committee-designship overhanging them).

]]> By: Leonard Low http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-116407 Leonard Low Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:47:32 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/09/04/why-usability-matters/#comment-116407 You're spot on - I was one of the first people to own a RAZR, and it was the first and only Motorloa phone I've owned. The reasons you've stated: that Motorola couldn't follow up with a better-looking successor, and the UI of the RAZR was *terrible* (not to mention a lot of the functionality), are the precise reasons I've since had a number of other handsets, including two Samsungs (terrific design and usability) and a Nokia (terrific usability and functionality). The RAZR was the first phone to wake me up to the importance of usability on a mobile device. Prior to my first RAZR, I had only ever owned premium Nokia handsets, which worked very well indeed. When I got one of the first Version 1 RAZRs, I felt like the coolest kid on the block, as long as I didn't actually do anything with it besides make and receive phone calls. The camera was sub-par, the memory was paltry, and the interface was clumsy. As more and more people bought RAZRs, and they became common, the cool factor rapidly diminished, and I realised that all I had was a slim, but pretty poor, phone. Thanks for your insightful and accurate article on a very important issue in digital mobility. :) I always enjoy reading your posts, and this one was of the usual excellent standard! :) You’re spot on – I was one of the first people to own a RAZR, and it was the first and only Motorloa phone I’ve owned. The reasons you’ve stated: that Motorola couldn’t follow up with a better-looking successor, and the UI of the RAZR was *terrible* (not to mention a lot of the functionality), are the precise reasons I’ve since had a number of other handsets, including two Samsungs (terrific design and usability) and a Nokia (terrific usability and functionality).

The RAZR was the first phone to wake me up to the importance of usability on a mobile device. Prior to my first RAZR, I had only ever owned premium Nokia handsets, which worked very well indeed.

When I got one of the first Version 1 RAZRs, I felt like the coolest kid on the block, as long as I didn’t actually do anything with it besides make and receive phone calls. The camera was sub-par, the memory was paltry, and the interface was clumsy. As more and more people bought RAZRs, and they became common, the cool factor rapidly diminished, and I realised that all I had was a slim, but pretty poor, phone.

Thanks for your insightful and accurate article on a very important issue in digital mobility. :) I always enjoy reading your posts, and this one was of the usual excellent standard! :)

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