Comments on: Microsoft Live – Designed by Fisher Price http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/ apparently much happier in person Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:39:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: How I Connect To People Online | Graham Wegner - Open Educator http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-195955 How I Connect To People Online | Graham Wegner - Open Educator Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:41:20 +0000 1326792642#comment-195955 [...] blog was amongst the first added to my aggregator. Yours was one of the first where I saw fit to criticise a blog post. Your education world is vastly different me here in suburban Adelaide but there you have it, [...] [...] blog was amongst the first added to my aggregator. Yours was one of the first where I saw fit to criticise a blog post. Your education world is vastly different me here in suburban Adelaide but there you have it, [...]

]]> By: Mike Evangelist http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80449 Mike Evangelist Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80449 It reminds me of the time I was helping a friend set up a new Windows laptop they had just bought (I think it was a Dell, but I'm not positive). When we got the thing fired up, and finally got to the desktop, there were <strong>two entire columns of icons</strong> down the left side of the screen. This was all the 'standard' stuff installed on the machine. Somehow, somebody thought that would be useful. It reminds me of the time I was helping a friend set up a new Windows laptop they had just bought (I think it was a Dell, but I’m not positive). When we got the thing fired up, and finally got to the desktop, there were two entire columns of icons down the left side of the screen. This was all the ’standard’ stuff installed on the machine. Somehow, somebody thought that would be useful.

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80450 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80450 That's the problem - each icon probably _was_ useful to a small audience. But nobody had the balls to say "hey - the overall experience is just as important, if not moreso, than each individual need" - there is no Steven P. in the Windows world. That’s the problem – each icon probably _was_ useful to a small audience. But nobody had the balls to say “hey – the overall experience is just as important, if not moreso, than each individual need” – there is no Steven P. in the Windows world.

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80451 Stephen Downes Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80451 Interesting that 'learn' and 'buy' are just two steps apart in Microsoft's version of the great wheel of life... Interesting that ‘learn’ and ‘buy’ are just two steps apart in Microsoft’s version of the great wheel of life…

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80452 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80452 It's all about consumerism... Nothing worth doing is worth doing without buying something first. It’s all about consumerism… Nothing worth doing is worth doing without buying something first.

]]> By: gillian http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80453 gillian Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80453 <i>I mean - can they fit any more information into the slide?</i> No, they can't. But they could've made it blink, or have the arrow-wheel spin on its axis. That would've been trippy. I mean – can they fit any more information into the slide?

No, they can’t. But they could’ve made it blink, or have the arrow-wheel spin on its axis. That would’ve been trippy.

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80454 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80454 Ooh! A spinning arrow wheel, with volumetric glowing, and perhaps colour cycling! THAT would get the point across so much better! Ooh! A spinning arrow wheel, with volumetric glowing, and perhaps colour cycling! THAT would get the point across so much better!

]]> By: Rob Wall http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80455 Rob Wall Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80455 I think the pic from the Steve-note says it all. There's a couple of remotes with a button for every possible function, and then there's the Apple remote which has a simple user interface that does everything. That pretty much sums up the difference between the Windows and Apple approaches to user interface design. Of course, there's always the Linux approach to UI, so what would a Linux remote control look like. Well, before you could use it you'd have to unzip the tarball, then run "make" and "make install" for each function you would want on the remote. I think the pic from the Steve-note says it all. There’s a couple of remotes with a button for every possible function, and then there’s the Apple remote which has a simple user interface that does everything. That pretty much sums up the difference between the Windows and Apple approaches to user interface design.

Of course, there’s always the Linux approach to UI, so what would a Linux remote control look like. Well, before you could use it you’d have to unzip the tarball, then run “make” and “make install” for each function you would want on the remote.

]]> By: MHC-in-the-box » The Presentation Zen blog http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80456 MHC-in-the-box » The Presentation Zen blog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80456 [...] Here is are two other blog entries that compare the two companies and their approach to product presentation, Microsoft Live - Designed by Fisher Price and How to present Microsoft-style: Steve Jobs, you’ve got nothing to worry about. [...] [...] Here is are two other blog entries that compare the two companies and their approach to product presentation, Microsoft Live – Designed by Fisher Price and How to present Microsoft-style: Steve Jobs, you’ve got nothing to worry about. [...]

]]> By: Nic@Web » Blog Archive » Conférence sur Windo http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/11/02/microsoft-live-designed-by-fisher-price/#comment-80457 Nic@Web » Blog Archive » Conférence sur Windo Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1326792642#comment-80457 [...] Au-delà du giron des amateurs de Microsoft, ce n’est guère le produit Windows Live qui a attiré l’attention, mais plutôt la présentation maladroite effectuée par la compagnie. D’Arcy Norman a qualifié cette présentation de Fisher Price, car ses couleurs et ses formes rappellent les jouets produits par cette compagnie. Garr Reynolds fait une analyse comparée très intéressante des présentations de Steve Jobs (Apple) et celle de Bill Gates (Microsoft). Et celle de Steve Jobs gagne largement : le contenu est présenté clairement et efficacement. Celle de Bill Gates n’est qu’un fouillis incompréhensible. Était-ce voulu ? Ne lit-il pas les ouvrages publiés par sa maison d’édition ? [...] [...] Au-delà du giron des amateurs de Microsoft, ce n’est guère le produit Windows Live qui a attiré l’attention, mais plutôt la présentation maladroite effectuée par la compagnie. D’Arcy Norman a qualifié cette présentation de Fisher Price, car ses couleurs et ses formes rappellent les jouets produits par cette compagnie. Garr Reynolds fait une analyse comparée très intéressante des présentations de Steve Jobs (Apple) et celle de Bill Gates (Microsoft). Et celle de Steve Jobs gagne largement : le contenu est présenté clairement et efficacement. Celle de Bill Gates n’est qu’un fouillis incompréhensible. Était-ce voulu ? Ne lit-il pas les ouvrages publiés par sa maison d’édition ? [...]

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