http://www.gregsmind.com/2008/07/18/software-engineers-lament/ All you ever wanted to know about Instant Messaging and Social Media from an AIM Developer. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:40:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.gregsmind.com/2008/07/18/software-engineers-lament/#comment-2613 bangbang023 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:31:08 +0000 http://www.gregsmind.com/?p=106#comment-2613 What I find odd about AOL's UI design is how it gets close to a great idea and then, almost always, turns away. Look at 6.x. It's been getting worse and worse, again. I don't understand why it's UI looks so dated when other AIM apps from AOL such as the Windows Mobile app and AIM Express both look better. For a while, 6.x was really shaping up nicely, in terms of design, but it's gone off on a tangent. Luck helps, yes, but skill and common sense are also needed. I don't know what changed as far as the design team goes, but something needs to be worked out, IMO. What I find odd about AOL’s UI design is how it gets close to a great idea and then, almost always, turns away. Look at 6.x. It’s been getting worse and worse, again. I don’t understand why it’s UI looks so dated when other AIM apps from AOL such as the Windows Mobile app and AIM Express both look better. For a while, 6.x was really shaping up nicely, in terms of design, but it’s gone off on a tangent. Luck helps, yes, but skill and common sense are also needed. I don’t know what changed as far as the design team goes, but something needs to be worked out, IMO.

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