http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/12/10/simplicity-sucks/ Niko Nyman's blog on shifting topics. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:35:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/12/10/simplicity-sucks/#comment-10522 Niko Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:10:36 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/12/10/simplicity-sucks/#comment-10522 <p>Using a mobile phone as an example of a software application (that's what it is after all) I would say the consumer thinking goes along those lines: a simple phone is less likely to break. Whether that is <em>true</em> is altogether a different story.</p> Using a mobile phone as an example of a software application (that’s what it is after all) I would say the consumer thinking goes along those lines: a simple phone is less likely to break. Whether that is true is altogether a different story.

]]> http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/12/10/simplicity-sucks/#comment-10510 Tina Aspiala Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:25:41 +0000 http://www.nnyman.com/personal/2006/12/10/simplicity-sucks/#comment-10510 <p>Hmm. On the other hand, when presented by something complex and something simple in a place like Ikea or Lidl, I'll pick the simpler thing because it's less likely to break. Also, does this theory also apply to software? If I offer my grandmother the choice of typing a letter on Word or on TextEdit, I bet she'd prefer the latter. I also hear constant complaints about people "just looking for a SIMPLE phone."</p> Hmm. On the other hand, when presented by something complex and something simple in a place like Ikea or Lidl, I’ll pick the simpler thing because it’s less likely to break. Also, does this theory also apply to software? If I offer my grandmother the choice of typing a letter on Word or on TextEdit, I bet she’d prefer the latter. I also hear constant complaints about people “just looking for a SIMPLE phone.”

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