Recently my room mate who was a former employee of Nokia got a gift from his former company. He's been a loyal enthusiast of Nokia and their products for some time now. The gift was an Apple iPad2. If there were an example for irony this would be it.
The experience of seeing the transition of a Nokia fan to an Apple iPad fan was priceless. In my opinion Apple has just found itself a new fan of the iPad. Products that are loved by their users are happy products. They're owners swear by them and they get the attention every product desires to have.
If we consider the Apple iPad2 as an example of a happy product what would the characteristics of such a product be?
If I look at the iPad I see one screen and one button. I've worked with buttons all my life. I know if I push a button it's supposed to do something. This is what makes the iPad great it's a simple product. Simplicity sells. If your product is complex it becomes difficult to work with. And if it's difficult to work with it's going to have difficulty getting accepted.
From the moment you click on that button the iPad is up and running. You can swipe between applications seamlessly and smoothly. We love our time it's not to be wasted by any other entity save for ourselves. So speed sells. Speed is performance and that really gives you that feeling of satisfaction. And performance should match the price of the product. It adds to the value for money.
We're all inherently artists. We seek beauty in the world we live in. We abhor the boring and go after the exciting and mesmerizing. The iPad is a happier product because it looks good and feels good. You'd prefer the iPad2 over the iPad1 because it's a sleek product. The transitions and touch responsiveness of the device reinstates itself as a beautiful product.
So a happy product is simple to use, provides the desired performance and is beautiful to the beholder. Essentially, if you're working on a product and you really want it to be happy I'd say it wouldn't hurt to incorporate these traits into the product.
The experience of seeing the transition of a Nokia fan to an Apple iPad fan was priceless. In my opinion Apple has just found itself a new fan of the iPad. Products that are loved by their users are happy products. They're owners swear by them and they get the attention every product desires to have.
If we consider the Apple iPad2 as an example of a happy product what would the characteristics of such a product be?
If I look at the iPad I see one screen and one button. I've worked with buttons all my life. I know if I push a button it's supposed to do something. This is what makes the iPad great it's a simple product. Simplicity sells. If your product is complex it becomes difficult to work with. And if it's difficult to work with it's going to have difficulty getting accepted.
From the moment you click on that button the iPad is up and running. You can swipe between applications seamlessly and smoothly. We love our time it's not to be wasted by any other entity save for ourselves. So speed sells. Speed is performance and that really gives you that feeling of satisfaction. And performance should match the price of the product. It adds to the value for money.
We're all inherently artists. We seek beauty in the world we live in. We abhor the boring and go after the exciting and mesmerizing. The iPad is a happier product because it looks good and feels good. You'd prefer the iPad2 over the iPad1 because it's a sleek product. The transitions and touch responsiveness of the device reinstates itself as a beautiful product.
So a happy product is simple to use, provides the desired performance and is beautiful to the beholder. Essentially, if you're working on a product and you really want it to be happy I'd say it wouldn't hurt to incorporate these traits into the product.
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