Steve Jobs was right: the seven-inch tablet is not enough
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Somewhere in late 2010, Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) commented on the prospects for the 7-inch tablet computers and called them "neither fish nor fowl," said a voice at all in the end, it was stillborn product. It is not a smartphone, but not a full-fledged tablet. According to him, even in the Apple planned to create a version of the iPad with a 7-inch display, but as a result of tests rejected this idea. It has been proved that a 7-inch - totally inadequate size for a positive experience of operating the tablet.
Device manufacturers of Android-based partly listened to the opinion of Jobs and equipped with many of their Products 10-inch screens (although the first alternative to iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, has a 7-inch). But Amazon has gone its own way, releasing the Kindle Fire is a 7-inch display. User comments about this tablet is very ambiguous, there are positive and have extremely negative. However, most inclined to think that a tablet with a screen of 7 inches inconvenient to use.
Researcher and consultant on user interfaces Jakob Nielsen (Jakob Nielsen) conducted its own testing Kindle Fire, and made a disappointing conclusion for Amazon. Due to the small display (for a tablet) to use Kindle Fire places turns into a sheer torture with penalties in touch, mistaken click on a link and the problems with getting into the right field.
By itself, the user interface, too, leaves much to be desired. But, while the Amazon problem can be solved by updating the software, the 7-inch display manufacturer to "fix" will not succeed.
In Nielsen's even the feeling that in the Amazon purposely made uncomfortable surfing the web, not to work on this aspect, which in turn will keep users visiting the online stores of competitors and attract the company's own stores, for the application to work with him in the Kindle Fire just gorgeous. But experts do not believe in conspiracy theories, and it is only joking suggestion. However, only a fraction of a joke in every joke. Kindle Fire, despite its small display associated with disadvantages, proved to be very popular 7-inch tablet became popular and developers will have to adapt the content under this format, which is hands consumers. But it is worth remembering Amazon plans to launch next year, and 10-inch models of the Kindle Fire, and not the fact that a By the time the market will swing enough for widespread adaptation of software and Web services under the 7-inch device.
[via Cult of Mac]