Man, this post was close to unreadable for me, and I gave up halfway through.
It wasn't just the anti-Fire bias, but the constant mixing-in of bold type, and just the overall styling of the post was bad. Considering the blog is about usability, that is sad.
> Websites should sniff the user-agent code and automatically serve up the mobile version when accessed from a 7-inch tablet.
I take issue with this as a hard and fast rule. During my time with the Acer A100 7 inch Honeycomb tablet, I always preferred desktop sites over awkwardly oversized mobile sites (which are always designed to match iOS and not Android, adding to the annoyance).
TBH, I don't remember touch targets being an issue. I probably zoomed & panned more than I do on my iPad and less than I do on my iPhone, but I wasn't constantly hitting the wrong UI element. This sounds like it's more of an issue with the Fire's overall rushed execution and cut rate hardware choices rather than a systemic problem with 7 inch tablets regardless of power.
Noting that fact, I would take all general recommendations (In other words, not specific to the Fire) with a huge grain of salt. There are other 7 inch tablets out there. It's a little irresponsible of the author to insist that this is how all 7 inch tablets should be treated after using just the underpowered Fire. At least test your assumption a 7 inch Tab or A100 before giving it as advice.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 22.7 ms ] threadIt wasn't just the anti-Fire bias, but the constant mixing-in of bold type, and just the overall styling of the post was bad. Considering the blog is about usability, that is sad.
I take issue with this as a hard and fast rule. During my time with the Acer A100 7 inch Honeycomb tablet, I always preferred desktop sites over awkwardly oversized mobile sites (which are always designed to match iOS and not Android, adding to the annoyance).
TBH, I don't remember touch targets being an issue. I probably zoomed & panned more than I do on my iPad and less than I do on my iPhone, but I wasn't constantly hitting the wrong UI element. This sounds like it's more of an issue with the Fire's overall rushed execution and cut rate hardware choices rather than a systemic problem with 7 inch tablets regardless of power.
Noting that fact, I would take all general recommendations (In other words, not specific to the Fire) with a huge grain of salt. There are other 7 inch tablets out there. It's a little irresponsible of the author to insist that this is how all 7 inch tablets should be treated after using just the underpowered Fire. At least test your assumption a 7 inch Tab or A100 before giving it as advice.