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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 4 Oct 2013

    The argument that it’s somehow OK for Firefox OS to have crap UX because it targets less privileged people does my nut in on many levels.

    4:00 AM - 4 Oct 2013
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      2. Sergi Mansilla‏ @sergimansilla 5 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral How obnoxious and insulting to the UX professionals at Mozilla. I've never heard this argument in months of evangelizing Firefox OS.

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 5 Oct 2013
        Replying to @sergimansilla

        Sorry, @sergimansilla, but the only thing that is ‘obnoxious and insulting to the UX professionals at Mozilla’ is a Firefox OS phone.

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      4. Jonathan Schofield‏ @schofeld 5 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral I don't have a Firefox OS phone but I like the ethos so I'm interested. Can you point to specific gripes?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 5 Oct 2013
        Replying to @schofeld

        @schofeld I cover several here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1QCBzQ0aNc&feature=youtu.be … Pls buy one and make it your primary phone for a week & write about your experience.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. Jonathan Schofield‏ @schofeld 5 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Thanks. I've been meaning to do just that.

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      7. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 5 Oct 2013
        Replying to @schofeld

        @schofeld Awesome; looking forward to reading it.

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      2.  🇳🇱 Marco  🇺🇸 bit.ly/shirtsbymarco  🎸 🎮‏ @TheMarco 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral iOS 7 offers plenty of crap UX for the privileged. How much worse is FFOS according to you? Ios7 has Some disastrous patterns.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @TheMarco

        @TheMarco Let’s compare the market share of iPhone and the leading open phone. That’s how much worse it is :)

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4.  🇳🇱 Marco  🇺🇸 bit.ly/shirtsbymarco  🎸 🎮‏ @TheMarco 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral really? You're comparing market share between a 6y old OS and a brand new one and use that as a reason?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @TheMarco

        @TheMarco Nope, comparing market share of a whole area of tech with 30 year history (free/open) with one product in consumer space.

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      2. Benedict Evans‏Verified account @benedictevans 5 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral almost every aspect of FFOS is delusional. UI design is the least of it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 5 Oct 2013
        Replying to @benedictevans

        @BenedictEvans I plan to help change that by example (there is no reason why it has to be) :) http://youtu.be/G1QCBzQ0aNc 

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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      2. Maureen Hanratty‏ @maureenhanratty 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral that is a ridiculous assertion that anyone at Moz is purposefully releasing a "crap" UX b/c of our launch markets...

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @maureenhanratty

        @maureenhanratty Not purposefully releasing but I’ve heard the argument used to justify lack of focus on UX. Not a design-led initiative.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Luis D Rodriguez‏ @UXCodeLine 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral if anything is these next users (if empowered) will create amazing experiences

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @UXCodeLine

        @UXCodeLine Exactly. They don’t need a smartphone, they need a device that empowers them.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Luis D Rodriguez‏ @UXCodeLine 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Ya, I call it leapfrogging mediocrity

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Chris Puttick‏ @putt1ck 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral is UX less polished because it is required to run on something considerably cheaper than privileged first world hardware?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @putt1ck

        @putt1ck No, it’s the organisational structure and features-driven development process. You can’t just make the OS & compete on UX…

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. John Allsopp‏ @johnallsopp 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @aral

        @aral so all the ffos UX is crap? Or some? And which specifically. Because there's some seriously crap iOS UX fwiw...

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 4 Oct 2013
        Replying to @johnallsopp

        @johnallsopp Please get a Firefox OS phone, make it your primary phone for a week and write up your thoughts. Closed has nothing to prove…

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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