Check out the Dish Network box. I admit, I haven't had a chance to actually try to use one of these, but the video I've seen of them in use looks really similar to their set top box firmware. Could just be some sort of theme though...
I think Apple is just now starting to realize the potential of their existing technology. It's been proven that the iPod Touch and iPhone are nearly identical software-wise. And because the software is based on OS X, all the features you've described could be (and probably currently are being) developed within months.
Apple's recent trend has been to test the market by releasing a product, claiming it can't do x, then once hackers make working proof of concepts of x, cave in and offer an official solution (Intel Macs, no native Windows boot! Now: boot camp and ads based on the feature. iPhone/iPod Touch, no 3rd party apps. Now: SDK coming soon!)
While they don't always get it right (Apple TV.. wtf? and where's my low-cost headless iMac, damnit?) it appears that they are listening, and they know they have the technology right now to introduce major competition to the "mobile OS" market if they want to. All it takes is a way to make money off of it and an "open letter" from Steve...
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The 1996 layout was clean and organized, the current one is bloated, it even has a giant dell ad that takes over the main page for a few seconds as soon as everything loads!
You'd think all these years later as technology and the web advanced (and now that just about everyone has a computer and internet access) we'd see sites designed and organized even better, but sadly that's not the case. Instead of competing for a better user experience, it seems that sites are competing for who can have the bigger and noiser ads.
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Check out the Dish Network box. I admit, I haven't had a chance to actually try to use one of these, but the video I've seen of them in use looks really similar to their set top box firmware. Could just be some sort of theme though...
Beta isn't a trend, it's a lifestyle!
I think Apple is just now starting to realize the potential of their existing technology. It's been proven that the iPod Touch and iPhone are nearly identical software-wise. And because the software is based on OS X, all the features you've described could be (and probably currently are being) developed within months.
Apple's recent trend has been to test the market by releasing a product, claiming it can't do x, then once hackers make working proof of concepts of x, cave in and offer an official solution (Intel Macs, no native Windows boot! Now: boot camp and ads based on the feature. iPhone/iPod Touch, no 3rd party apps. Now: SDK coming soon!)
While they don't always get it right (Apple TV.. wtf? and where's my low-cost headless iMac, damnit?) it appears that they are listening, and they know they have the technology right now to introduce major competition to the "mobile OS" market if they want to. All it takes is a way to make money off of it and an "open letter" from Steve...
I think you're confusing Facebook with MySpace, which doesn't have this problem as they appear to still use a flat-file database updated in notepad.
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And copyright infringement is not theft.
The 1996 layout was clean and organized, the current one is bloated, it even has a giant dell ad that takes over the main page for a few seconds as soon as everything loads!
You'd think all these years later as technology and the web advanced (and now that just about everyone has a computer and internet access) we'd see sites designed and organized even better, but sadly that's not the case. Instead of competing for a better user experience, it seems that sites are competing for who can have the bigger and noiser ads.