Comments on: Death of the Apple Halo Effect? http://www.tobyjoe.com/2009/08/death-of-the-apple-halo-effect/ Toby Joe Boudreaux on Tech, Creativity, UX, and All Things Digital Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joao Carvalhinho http://www.tobyjoe.com/2009/08/death-of-the-apple-halo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 Joao Carvalhinho Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:15:50 +0000 http://www.tobyjoe.com/?p=1028#comment-1105 Well... this might change somewhat with the work that PALM PRE put forward on its OS and will surelly be transposed to everyone...sooner or later... the integration of contacts/music/etc in the cloud, i.e.in "Mobile Me" service, might just do the trick to keep all sync. Either way, i reckon user synch via usb will end with ipodtouch, resisting only for "Ipod classic" designs, that, 1- are small and quick to synch only music, 2- are megabig and the user already expects it to take long. Thats my 2 cents. Well… this might change somewhat with the work that PALM PRE put forward on its OS and will surelly be transposed to everyone…sooner or later… the integration of contacts/music/etc in the cloud, i.e.in “Mobile Me” service, might just do the trick to keep all sync. Either way, i reckon user synch via usb will end with ipodtouch, resisting only for “Ipod classic” designs, that, 1- are small and quick to synch only music, 2- are megabig and the user already expects it to take long.

Thats my 2 cents.

]]> By: tobyjoe http://www.tobyjoe.com/2009/08/death-of-the-apple-halo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 tobyjoe Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:15:39 +0000 http://www.tobyjoe.com/?p=1028#comment-1064 My wife isn't "techno savvy" and hates iTunes. Users are avoiding iTunes because the experience is sucky. I also think it's strange to contrast "users" and "techno savvy people" as a baseline. Savvy is a gradient, sure, but a lot of Apple users are quite aware of the way (Apple) tech *should* look, feel, and operate. You're definitely right that iTunes *works* though. It's a point I made in the article, and AAPL profits prove it. Still... 7% of apps purchased through iTunes? And not a single iPhone developer I know has the tiniest amount of love for the App Store... My wife isn’t “techno savvy” and hates iTunes. Users are avoiding iTunes because the experience is sucky.

I also think it’s strange to contrast “users” and “techno savvy people” as a baseline. Savvy is a gradient, sure, but a lot of Apple users are quite aware of the way (Apple) tech *should* look, feel, and operate.

You’re definitely right that iTunes *works* though. It’s a point I made in the article, and AAPL profits prove it. Still… 7% of apps purchased through iTunes?

And not a single iPhone developer I know has the tiniest amount of love for the App Store…

]]> By: MattjDrake http://www.tobyjoe.com/2009/08/death-of-the-apple-halo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 MattjDrake Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:50:03 +0000 http://www.tobyjoe.com/?p=1028#comment-1062 I dunno - I think it has more to do with the way the app store is presented on the phone. It is right there and really lends itself to the impulse buy. In my experiences users do not care that about about the kinds of problems more techno savvy people worry about. I dunno – I think it has more to do with the way the app store is presented on the phone. It is right there and really lends itself to the impulse buy. In my experiences users do not care that about about the kinds of problems more techno savvy people worry about.

]]> By: tobyjoe http://www.tobyjoe.com/2009/08/death-of-the-apple-halo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 tobyjoe Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:29:04 +0000 http://www.tobyjoe.com/?p=1028#comment-1061 According to new info published by AdMob, only 7% of users install apps via iTunes. The rest go through their phone. Goodbye, halo? According to new info published by AdMob, only 7% of users install apps via iTunes. The rest go through their phone. Goodbye, halo?

]]> By: Jesse http://www.tobyjoe.com/2009/08/death-of-the-apple-halo-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Jesse Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:54:04 +0000 http://www.tobyjoe.com/?p=1028#comment-1005 These are great points, especially about the inversion of the computer/phone many-to-one. I foolishly figured that syncing ONLY my contacts with two computers would be straightforward. Silly human. Now I have 2 of every contact and for awhile I had 4 of every contact. Also, ever use a storage device for your iTunes (like external RAID or NFS mount)? Ever have that connection have an issue? I don't think this is a minor issue either, considering how big video files are. Oh, while we're on this topic, the AppleTV UI is simply horrific. These are great points, especially about the inversion of the computer/phone many-to-one. I foolishly figured that syncing ONLY my contacts with two computers would be straightforward. Silly human. Now I have 2 of every contact and for awhile I had 4 of every contact.

Also, ever use a storage device for your iTunes (like external RAID or NFS mount)? Ever have that connection have an issue? I don’t think this is a minor issue either, considering how big video files are.

Oh, while we’re on this topic, the AppleTV UI is simply horrific.

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