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Originally Posted by Existentialism
The issue is not that the design is terrible The issue is that we're locked into it. I could care less if it was a huge turd smear as long I could just through Touchflo or SPB Mobile Shell. But that's not longer an option, and that's what pisses me off the most.
Personally I think the design is fine. It just isn't for me.
It also frustrates me that things like Facebook are integral to the OS design. What happens in 3 or 4 years when facebook goes the way of MySpace and people are using something else? Or what about for people like me, who NEVER user or want ANYTHING to do with Facebook. Now I have all of this worthless clutter in my phone OS.
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SPB is one of the ugliest UI's I've seen even at it's best. Looks old to me in every theme I've seen. Doesn't run very well when I've used it either. Touch Flo/Sense is nice but HTC isn't consistent with it. They have 3 versions out there right now (Hero, 2.1 and 2.5) and I'm sure more down the line. I love all three of them but I love what I've seen of 7 so far just as much if not more. So I'm fine giving those up and I think in the long run most people will as well.
You can't please everyone. Even if this was the best OS ever made by miles there would still be people who didn't like it.
You don't have to use facebook. Don't log into it, not a problem. Also when/if it dies off Microsoft will just add in whatever the new shit is. Twitter is popular now and it'll be built in according to that 22 minute video. So will flickr. I have no doubt Microsoft will cover their bases here. I think you're making it a bigger deal than it really is.