Steve Jobs: the value of User Experience
Update from post initially released on August 25th, when Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO
Steve Jobs died today.
Alot is being written about what he has done, with the people from Apple, and we all know their products: iMac, iPod, iPad, iO’s, and all things coming soon…
Do you remember what’s like to have an O.S asking for a driver every two days (tiring)? What was a mobile phone like, before using an iPhone (painful)? How frustrating it was to spend hours trying to find if the motherboard you bought was compatible with the Random Access Memory (R.A.M) you wanted? If this thing (camera,cable, printer) was compatible with all those beiges/black/grey computers’ connections (arrggg awful)! How does it feel to simply slide to unlock and write through just like a kid does, isn’t this wondeful?
Not that long ago every human computer interactions and interfaces were… Suck!
Most software were absurd and unfriendly, and Steve Jobs lead a whole industry to free users from having to digest a huge User’s Guide before even starting to undertand how to use something.
Steve Jobs has overhauled user experience and created value !
It’s not only about the tools he invented, it’s mainly about what you can do with it, in a simple way, nicely designed, it’s what is called User Experience.
Apple does not only make O.S and computers anymore, they are creating digital devices and it’s why Apple is so ahead of the competition.
And this was all Steve Jobs’ vision!