Software on everything
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Is it just me, or does the software for most things seem slightly behind the hardware? I'm mainly talking about mobile phones. Is it really right that one should have to endure all the little pauses and delays while using an OS on a gadget/PC/phone whatever? I mean, you only have one life, and high blood pressure kills. Surely it's beneficial for the NHS, and psychological clinics, to have the software run like a dream on a phone... I've lost count of how many times I want to send a text, but it takes 5 seconds for the text window to appear. And why do they make WAP to be so brilliant and fantastic, when in fact on most phones it's a joke. Slow, chuggy, expensive, useless.
Ben Glancy Software Developer Articad Ltd
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Is it just me, or does the software for most things seem slightly behind the hardware? I'm mainly talking about mobile phones. Is it really right that one should have to endure all the little pauses and delays while using an OS on a gadget/PC/phone whatever? I mean, you only have one life, and high blood pressure kills. Surely it's beneficial for the NHS, and psychological clinics, to have the software run like a dream on a phone... I've lost count of how many times I want to send a text, but it takes 5 seconds for the text window to appear. And why do they make WAP to be so brilliant and fantastic, when in fact on most phones it's a joke. Slow, chuggy, expensive, useless.
Ben Glancy Software Developer Articad Ltd
ArtiBen wrote:
And why do they make WAP to be so brilliant and fantastic, when in fact on most phones it's a joke. Slow, chuggy, expensive, useless.
Who on Earth ever said WAP is "brilliant and fantastic"? It was/is a stop gap until "real" browsers hit mobile phones (e.g. Symbian 60 Series 3 phones and iPhone with Safari.)
ArtiBen wrote:
Is it just me, or does the software for most things seem slightly behind the hardware? I'm mainly talking about mobile phones.
Behind in speed, yes. As soon as we are given X more cycles we go and make software that requires X+1 cycles. Phones are terrible offenders. I have a Nokia N95 here that is a complete waste of time because of all the features packed on it. Even the SMS service is an app that must first load and initialize. In fairness all reports of the iPhone are that it is very snappy. Seems they got that right at least.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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ArtiBen wrote:
And why do they make WAP to be so brilliant and fantastic, when in fact on most phones it's a joke. Slow, chuggy, expensive, useless.
Who on Earth ever said WAP is "brilliant and fantastic"? It was/is a stop gap until "real" browsers hit mobile phones (e.g. Symbian 60 Series 3 phones and iPhone with Safari.)
ArtiBen wrote:
Is it just me, or does the software for most things seem slightly behind the hardware? I'm mainly talking about mobile phones.
Behind in speed, yes. As soon as we are given X more cycles we go and make software that requires X+1 cycles. Phones are terrible offenders. I have a Nokia N95 here that is a complete waste of time because of all the features packed on it. Even the SMS service is an app that must first load and initialize. In fairness all reports of the iPhone are that it is very snappy. Seems they got that right at least.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
So basically what you are saying is that you agree with me. Most mobile phone companies promote WAP, on TV adverts, on the internet websites... as something fantastic to have. You can do this do that... (e.g download ringtones, games etc) in fact it's just a big joke. Should it really have a stop gap? A stop gap? Sorry a what? It's either a product or it isn't in my book. You don't sell something until it's finished and polished. Doing it early is just their way of getting customers onto the bandwagon before it's done. And also to say:"Look we can do this first/as well". Unfortunately I think it does more harm than good. The whole notion of a 'stop gap' is being desensitized to the consumer for their financial benefit. Remember we are being sold these half hearted measures before they are finished. Imagine HDTV manufacturers selling their HDTV running at half the update speed of a normal tv because it has twice as many horizontal scanlines. Yes, unwatchable. But hey its a stop gap until they get real HDTV's!
Ben Glancy Software Developer Articad Ltd
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Is it just me, or does the software for most things seem slightly behind the hardware? I'm mainly talking about mobile phones. Is it really right that one should have to endure all the little pauses and delays while using an OS on a gadget/PC/phone whatever? I mean, you only have one life, and high blood pressure kills. Surely it's beneficial for the NHS, and psychological clinics, to have the software run like a dream on a phone... I've lost count of how many times I want to send a text, but it takes 5 seconds for the text window to appear. And why do they make WAP to be so brilliant and fantastic, when in fact on most phones it's a joke. Slow, chuggy, expensive, useless.
Ben Glancy Software Developer Articad Ltd
Mainly talking about mobile phones, Usability hasn't arrived there yet.
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So basically what you are saying is that you agree with me. Most mobile phone companies promote WAP, on TV adverts, on the internet websites... as something fantastic to have. You can do this do that... (e.g download ringtones, games etc) in fact it's just a big joke. Should it really have a stop gap? A stop gap? Sorry a what? It's either a product or it isn't in my book. You don't sell something until it's finished and polished. Doing it early is just their way of getting customers onto the bandwagon before it's done. And also to say:"Look we can do this first/as well". Unfortunately I think it does more harm than good. The whole notion of a 'stop gap' is being desensitized to the consumer for their financial benefit. Remember we are being sold these half hearted measures before they are finished. Imagine HDTV manufacturers selling their HDTV running at half the update speed of a normal tv because it has twice as many horizontal scanlines. Yes, unwatchable. But hey its a stop gap until they get real HDTV's!
Ben Glancy Software Developer Articad Ltd
ArtiBen wrote:
Most mobile phone companies promote WAP, on TV adverts, on the internet websites... as something fantastic to have.
Sure, that is advertising. Nobody takes it seriously. And a stop-gap is better than nothing. Being able to upload a photo in a clunky interface is better than not being able to upload the photo at all. It is early days and in the case of mobile it is the hardware that has to catch up with the potential of software. Where is my foldable mobile screen? Where is my tactile touch screen? Where is my world-wide internet access at HDSPA+ speeds? Hardware needs to catch-up there, not software. And there are plenty of TVs out there labelled HDTV but which suck, that are half-measures :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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ArtiBen wrote:
Most mobile phone companies promote WAP, on TV adverts, on the internet websites... as something fantastic to have.
Sure, that is advertising. Nobody takes it seriously. And a stop-gap is better than nothing. Being able to upload a photo in a clunky interface is better than not being able to upload the photo at all. It is early days and in the case of mobile it is the hardware that has to catch up with the potential of software. Where is my foldable mobile screen? Where is my tactile touch screen? Where is my world-wide internet access at HDSPA+ speeds? Hardware needs to catch-up there, not software. And there are plenty of TVs out there labelled HDTV but which suck, that are half-measures :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
You can view it positively and forgivingly like that or you can view that the hardware actually does the job at hand, but the software doing it is rushed, "clunky" and could be a whole load better for the price one pays. Keep it in perspective, I've had Nokia phones that look like no thought at all has gone into the interface, virtual keyboards appearing OVER the text you are supposed to be typing on... system crashes when more than one app is run (consistently), not to mention in built memory that the CPU cannot handle to save it's life. It seems to be that complacency is everything, care and attention to a product being sold to people means nothing. The whole video calling thing was a sick joke on the phone I had, they sold it as a feature but it was rare that a call could even get through, never mind actually use it. Yet I was paying for it still despite no quality. They have a nerve, that's all Ican say. And no, I dont have a mobile phone anymore. And I doubt I ever will until they actually give value for the money I pay.
Ben Glancy Software Developer Articad Ltd
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Is it just me, or does the software for most things seem slightly behind the hardware? I'm mainly talking about mobile phones. Is it really right that one should have to endure all the little pauses and delays while using an OS on a gadget/PC/phone whatever? I mean, you only have one life, and high blood pressure kills. Surely it's beneficial for the NHS, and psychological clinics, to have the software run like a dream on a phone... I've lost count of how many times I want to send a text, but it takes 5 seconds for the text window to appear. And why do they make WAP to be so brilliant and fantastic, when in fact on most phones it's a joke. Slow, chuggy, expensive, useless.
Ben Glancy Software Developer Articad Ltd
More features, more models but it has to be out by Christmas.... I was offered an interview doing SQA on phones but September-November would have meant travelling between the UK and China every week or so to get things sorted in times for the Christmas deliveries so I left it. Elaine :rose:
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