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The Safari Reader Arms Race
JimLynch writes "Apple, by adding Reader to Safari 5, is essentially trying to force an e-book style interface onto the web reading experience. It will never work out over the long haul because web publishers will resist and the end result will be an arms race, with publishers on one side and Apple on the other." Another unmentioned issue is that sometimes it doesn't work. I've found pages where content is omitted from the reader UI.
I've found pages where content is omitted from the reader UI.
Yeah, that's how it's supposed to work. You see, we did some lengthy behavioral studies and it turns out that t
hich proves and brings me to the scientifically irrefutable conclusion that the average user actually doesn't use up to 90% of the content they view. After learning our lesson with AT&T, we're all about efficiently utilizing networks and battery power on mobile devices here at Apple. Actually it has saved so much time and resources, we're even eating our own dog food and Apple's networks have been optim
My work here is dung.
It's from Apple, it's an option, therefore it is mandatory.
Cause: "to get rid of the junk that appears on these multipage articles."
Effect: "move the cursor up to the address bar and deliberately click the 'READER' button."
No one held a gun to your head, but you were certainly sound like you were forced. We're all forced to do things we'd rather not do.
I'm not criticizing, more like sympathizing.
The world is made by those who show up for the job.
... says the guy that can't get his PHP page to function without error.
Because it pokes you in the eye with a stick if you see something not approved by Steve Jobs, duh.
Exactly. Its so insanely great anyone in their right mind would certainly choose to use it thus Apple are making it mandatory because you'd have to be insane not to use it, wait...
Python: 'And then suddenly you have a language which says "we're all stuck with whatever the whiniest coder wants".'
Unfortunately it seems to fail on those damn "Here's a list we've spread out out over 80 pages." I one time was INCREDIBLY bored and went though an entire "80 Hottest Women in Sci-Fi" things from Digg or Reddit or something like that, and found duplicates. Jesus.