The MiFi that was just being raved about earlier today also only has an on/off button.
Perhaps those are exceptions, rather than the rule. What makes those exceptional, though?
But it comes securely preconfigured, so most people can ignore the webserver --- easy, since it's invisible unless you go looking for it --- without suffering any ill effects. It's an example of progressive disclosure, I suppose.
( Sorry, poor and overcomplicated Microwave UI design is one of my Pet Peeves, I don't see many people doing it right, and lots of crap organizations doing it the wrong way yielding horrible nightmare contraptions even intelligent people can't get to do anything practical because somebody lost the manual at some stage )
Your argument is fallacious: iPod evolved to address the feature issue: so from a single Classic iPod you now have shuffle, nano and touch. even within each type say iPod nano there has been considerable change. Check out the latest nano and the earlier one, adding touchscreen is same as adding complexity.
It's probably your Apple bias which seems to be at play here.
Yes, because obviously Apple is not considered by their dominating market share of both the MP3[1] and Phone[2] sectors. Apple is also obviously a company that puts tons of knobs, dials and switches on their products to sell them like the toaster in the article and my pointing them out had nothing to do with this.
Silly me, and my Apple Fangirlism.
[1] http://www.businessweek.com/technology/tech_stats/mp3s060209... [2] http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/06/apples_iphone_...
1: you disregard my statement about evolution of ipod from a simple to a complex interface. Your link shows 3 different types of iPod, which shows that simplicity didn't work and design had to evolve, to incorporate different needs.
2: In regards to iPhone, Blackberry dominates the market share and guess why? Because they provide a much needed functionality "QWERTY keypad", which proves the point of the linked article.
2: Splitting a >60% market share with the next best being %9 below is considered a success. Which is in direct disagreement with your original statement, "success considering their market share." Additionally, if you were aiming that at Apple Mac Computers alone, they have 91% of the share of computers sold priced over $1,000[1].
2a: Your point on QWERTY keyboards on phones is complete and total conjecture and you know it. Personally, I like a keyboard on my phone, which is why I have a droid. If I had no need to ssh from my phone, there is absolutely no reason I would avoid a purely touchscreen phone.
[1] http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Apple-has-91-of-ma...
I've used the iphone/ipod example myself elsewhere in this thread but don't own either product.
To immediately label someone and start calling names says more about you than it does about them.
I suggest you scan the tone of the conversation around you and moderate accordingly.
People can't seem to mention the Apple brand on HN without you jumping all over them with accusations.
For instance: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1637376
Some companies prefer market share. Some companies prefer profit.
Your definition of success is your personal opinion, which you admit is irrelevant.
"While Apple only commands 7 percent of overall revenues in the PC market, its products account for 35 percent of the operating profits. None of the other manufacturers—which includes such giants as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Lenovo—comes even close to matching Apple’s five-to-one ratio between revenue and profit share."
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-revenue-vs-o...
Your definition of success is your personal opinion, which you admit is irrelevant.The method used in the info graphic mentioned in your article does not differentiates between profits from different divisions within Apple or even HP and Dell.
BI is an Apple fanboi site, so no wonder, it dishes out nonsense, to quote from a recent article "how apple is beginning to destroy Googles core search business "http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-apple-is-beginning-...
The App Store is replacing the web search engine for mobile device users, at least for some searches. This should scare Google, because search is its core business, and it's being supplanted.
Look it's of no use whatsoever being a rude asshole over here i.e. HN. You called me an idiot not too long ago (see: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1651363 ), and it appears that you like to insult people willy nilly if they don't conform to the mold of your expectations. That isn't the point of HN.
The sad bit is that you're missing out on the things that make HN beautiful; having your beliefs questioned and learning new things from amazing people. So, open up your mind a bit and you might love what you see. :)
Take care.
Suffice to say that Apple pricing their bog-standard SATA hard disks at 39 cents a gigabyte (a high market price being 19 cents), and a similar attitude to the rest of their perfectly average hardware, explains the "overpriced toy" reaction to their products.