PocketXP wrote:>> Further, how often do you use CoverFlow in iTunes?
>> I know I use it when I want to show it off to someone.
>> Innovation is good, but not everything that is innovative is good. (tm)
Stop thinking like an engineer and use the right side of the brain a bit.
CoverFlow is useful eye candy. It entices new users to the device.
More importantly, it's a cool social feature.
Zune is all about the social aspect.
It's a fun way to show friends what's in your iPod or Zune.
That's all just as much UX as it is Engineering. And I totally agree that it's eye candy and it's a draw - but I still don't find it as usefull as the current scrolling mechanism through 500 albums or 2000 sonds on a iPod.
More about usability than engineering or social implications.
