[IxDA Discuss] Too deep navigation on mobile phones

[Nancy Broden]

Unlike the PC where the input and output are standardized (keyboard,  
mouse, monitor) there are no standards for mobile hardware - some  
devices have dedicated hardkeys for certain features such as music or  
"end call", some have touchscreens, and there is every combination  
between the two. Thus every manufacturer - Nokia, Sony Ericsson,  
Motorola - has their "standard" for the portfolio of devices they  
produce. Adding to the confusion, most wireless providers have their  
own OS (at least in North America) which is generally layered on top  
of the native OS. Every player in the mobile "value chain" has their  
own reasons for wanting to own the UI. Until that changes  we  
shouldn't expect anything approaching the level of standardization  
seen in the PC world.

- Nancy

nancy.Broden at gmail.com

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 26, 2007, at 9:50 AM, John Grøtting <g at g-s.de> wrote:

> Have the developers of the mobile OS's also
> developed such a interface guideline?
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