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Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Posted Sep 25, 2012 14:17 UTC (Tue) by robert_s (subscriber, #42402)
Parent article: Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Standby Apple patent department...


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Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Posted Sep 25, 2012 15:32 UTC (Tue) by dashesy (subscriber, #74652) [Link]

It is interesting what Google suggests while searching for "Apple is ", that shows the image taken shape by that department.

Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Posted Sep 25, 2012 21:55 UTC (Tue) by Beolach (subscriber, #77384) [Link]

Heh. I had to go try that...
Apple is ...
apple is evil
apple is overrated
apple is a cult
apple is suing samsung

Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Posted Sep 26, 2012 9:29 UTC (Wed) by tcourbon (subscriber, #60669) [Link]

I also have :
"Apple is a ship with a hole in the bottom"
Which made me giggle in front of my screen.

Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Posted Sep 26, 2012 5:01 UTC (Wed) by freddyh (subscriber, #21133) [Link]

Funny, but isn't really saying something. Try the same with "google is ":
google is evil
google is god
google is your friend
google is skynet
google is down
google is awesome
google is taking over the world
google is watching you
google is racist

Is just what people search for. Obviously, a lot of people search for "Apple|Google is evil"

The hive-mind has spoken

Posted Sep 26, 2012 7:38 UTC (Wed) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

Not "search for", but "write about": Google indexes content rather than previous searches. So a lot of people are saying that Apple and Google are evil. Note however that Apple's suggestions all have negative connotations, while Google's are mixed. Or Amazon's. Even the maligned Microsoft manages to get a "Microsoft is cool again". I wonder if this means something...

The hive-mind has spoken

Posted Sep 26, 2012 21:11 UTC (Wed) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link]

Actually Google uses searches not content. And it also used quite a few heuristics to offer you what you want. So Google suggestions say more about your personality then about Joe Everage.

Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Posted Sep 26, 2012 7:42 UTC (Wed) by alexl (subscriber, #19068) [Link]

Eh? Who googles for "google is down"?

Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Posted Sep 26, 2012 10:47 UTC (Wed) by k3ninho (subscriber, #50375) [Link]

It's a great recursive joke and highlights the dozy/uninformed.

Adamczyk: Design Principles Behind Firefox OS UX

Posted Sep 27, 2012 17:54 UTC (Thu) by markhb (guest, #1003) [Link]

They actually get that result from a content-sharing agreement with Yahoo ;) .

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