March 18, 2010
What is up with that, Apple?
And now, I launch a new ongoing feature, where I point at something and say “What is up with that?”
Okay, this probably isn’t a new ongoing feature. But I’ve recently been pondering a little stupid thing and I wanted to share.
Why is it that iTunes lists podcasts with the latest episode on top, and my iPod Touch lists them with the oldest episode on top?
I’ve always thought of Apple as being these masters of the user experience. As much as I’m going to stick with PCs, I have to admit that Macs are pretty slick and easy to use, and I certainly think that iPods are, easily, the best MP3 players on the market, now that my iPod Touch has made me a believer. They just know a thing or two about how to make sure what you need is always in front of you, but no more than that. They tend to force most programs that run on Macs to adhere to this unified look and structure. Even Word for Mac is completely different than what Microsoft is doing on PCs, because Apple demands it to be such.
How can something so stupid and simple slip by them?
I mean, really. That’s such an easy, simple change. It’s such a little part of the user experience, but it’s constantly in front of the user. One thing I LOVE about my iPod Touch is that I can start a podcast on iTunes, and then sync it and immediately be where I was in my iPod, and vice versa. With that being a feature, you’d think they’d unify that sort of thing. I really don’t understand why it’s different.
What’s up with that, Apple?