Mikkel Marius Winther

Mikkel Marius Winther is interested in the way the Internet is changing the way we communicate and the consequences it has on society and everyday life. He works at Google and he loves technology, music, art, and writing about himself in the third person.



06/23/12
10:26pm
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Think Different: Why Windows Phone 7 Will Never Take Off

pgetzen:

I recently had the opportunity, through my university, to attend a 12 hour Windows Phone Hackathon. The premise was this: “You have 12 hours to build a somewhat functional Windows Phone 7 app.”

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Then I started looking at apps (both stock and 3rd party), and I realized something. Every app looked the same. Every. Single. App.

Even colors were the same. Our Microsoft programming guide even told us that we should use the system’s foreground and accent colors to give the app a uniform look.

Interesting thought. I guess the Windows Phone apps I’ve been playing with do tend to look a bit similar.

  1. jufemaiz reblogged this from philgetzen and added:
    really really interesting aspect.
  2. novembersky reblogged this from philgetzen
  3. mikkelmarius reblogged this from philgetzen and added:
    Interesting thought....apps I’ve been playing
  4. apulianas said: Very interesting stance, I never really thought about the fact that all the apps look the same, but now that I do, you’re totally right and I could see how that would make the UI and UX just boring.
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