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Group: comp.os.linux.advocacy · Group Profile
Author: EzekielEzekiel Date: May 12, 2008 13:27
"Rick" nomail.com> wrote in message
news:pc2dnYia1M9VPrXVnZ2dnUVZ_jCdnZ2d@supernews.com...> On Mon, 12 May 2008 09:51:14 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
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>> Perhaps no single device has had more impact on mobile music than
>> Apple's iPhone. While only 6.7 percent of overall mobile customers use
>> their phone to listen to music, rising to 27.9 percent for smartphone
>> users, a full 74.1 percent of iPhone owners reported using the device as
>> an MP3 player.
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>> So where are all those linux based "iPod killers" and "iPhone killers"
>> that people keep posting about?
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> Why do you care?
I care about usability because usability is what makes the difference
between great products and mediocre products. I pay attention, close
attention, to what works and more importantly what is it about the
software/product that make it work well. I don't have access to the millions
that companies like IBM, Microsoft and Apple spend running usability studies
so by paying careful attention I can learn from them. And what I learn
enables me to create better software myself which helps me in the long run.
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