Newer and more bloated hardware and software

Now most of the software updates to my impression is: The more the software updates the larger the volume, the more bloated function, the worse the user experience. Regardless of whether the handset or the computer, all have the performance surplus in varying degrees, the innovation is feeble. I start with personal use and feelings, talk about how to break the hardware and software development of the ceiling.

Viewing the success of software development from download capacity

I am using an Android phone, Windows XP system computer. In the course of use, some commonly used software I have been storing a version of software, refused to update. Just take a few software examples and talk about it.

1, UC Browser I have been stuck in the 8.2.1.129 version. For me this depth network worm, UC is a mobile phone prerequisite software, regardless of the previous Symbian or the current Android phone, I have been used, and is the most frequently used. However, whether Symbian or Android, UC the more update volume, the more the chicken function, starting speed and the opening speed of the Web page more and more slowly, so that Saipan UC I have been stuck in the use of version 7.9. At present, my Android phone to stay in the 8.2.1.129 version (volume only 4.8MB), this version of the Increase in Volume button page effect for me is very practical, and 8.2.3 above version of the added voice function, support calls UC Thunder, two-dimensional code scanning, Up to now the 9 Series version of the increased video online playback feature is not much of an attraction for me. 9 Series 11MB volume, let me see there is no renewal of desire. My biggest demand for UC is web browsing, and there is no rigid need for language search, online video, etc. UC Forum Many people nostalgia UC7.9 version, many people in the consultation of the classic version, but also many people install the latest version, decisively uninstall.

2, micro-letter and QQ. My current computer is not installed QQ, looking at the 56.69MB installation package is not interested, I qq in addition to chat is not using other functions, now use WEBQQ instead of software side QQ, basically can meet my chat function. QQ is more overbearing, other software you do not update can also be used as usual, QQ old version (such as QQ2009) do not let you use, forcing you to use the new version. As for the micro-letter, 5.0 version of the installation package has reached 22.4MB, but my basic function is still chat and subscribe to the public number, so still stay in the 4.5 version, refused to update.

3, Baidu Mobile Input Method I still stay in the 3.3 version. The 3.3 edition has added the phonetic editing modification function. The 3.6 version of the adhesive board multiple memory function is very impractical, often remember the last time no use of sticky content. As for the 3.7 version of the single hand mode, for me this 4.3-inch mobile phone is not used.

4, Ireader I still stay in the 1.8 version, before the upgrade to 2.0, but 2.0 more emphasis on the online book function, font size adjustment lacks humanization. For E-books, I am still used to downloading free TXT electronic version from the computer, and then transferred to the mobile phone to read, so the demand for online electronic books is not big.

5, the alarm clock I have been stuck in the 3.9 version. To make way for the punctual calendar, Clock 4.0 castrated the calendar. In fact, the 3.9 version already has the network synchronization data function, a punctuality alarm clock can take all my matters out, why I want to upgrade to 4.0.

So much for the intervention, there is no software I am constantly pursuing the latest version of? Yes, that's 360 security guards, each update can provide you with practical features, so you look forward to its every update. 360 security guards just start or compare rogue, not install 360 antivirus, physical examination has been unable to 100 points, people looked very depressed, think 360 very rogue. Think of our unit a colleague, he checks others are not deducted points, how to distinguish the scores of each department? He used additional points, do not place no deduction points, do well he added points, so the worst people think that they do not buckle points, peace of mind, do the best additional points are very high, also flattered; I was stupid at first, I deducted points, Do not know how to add points, make a lot of grievances. 360 security guards are now the same, do not install 360 antivirus so you 100 points, you installed 360 antivirus he will give you a commendation; you install 360 browser, he will give you additional net to buy security gold, he only do addition, do not subtract. In addition, 360 now engage in modular, plug-in, many functions into plug-in mode, by the user to choose whether to install, such as small fresh calendar is very practical.

Subtraction of software updates

Pull up so a lot of, in fact, is to tell software developers how to solve the software developers of the hard work and the user's indifferent to the contradictions between the two. If the software is updated every time to make users hate you and stay away from you, what is the meaning of the update? Do not think of addition but subtraction every time you update the software.

1, your way to go? Each software developer can count the frequency of each software version. Or the UC browser, if a lot of users are stuck in the 7.9 or 8.2 of the lower version, then you need to carefully consider whether your software updates deviate from user expectations. If an older version of the installed capacity even accounted for more than 50%, our developers can consider a backward, this old version to consider user preferences, restart software development.

2. How does the software travel light? This I think can learn from the 360 security Guardian plug-in mode, is for the core function, you can provide a basic version of software for users to install, and other selective features can be in the form of Plug-ins for users to choose whether to install. If you can, software developers can implement the basic version and plug-in synchronous upgrade mode, that is, the basic version and Plug-ins can be downloaded separately, but also free to download each upgrade version.

3. Do you listen attentively to the voice of the user? In the user feedback, the individual feel UC browser and QQ have done a more unsuccessful, provide a forum for you to express feedback, but your feedback is small part of the note that users can not know. Saipan era of et flying spirit, the alarm clock, my personal advice always have tracking feedback, and UC and QQ seems never give me feedback.

Hardware development, think of millet mode

According to market feedback, Apple 5 sales in China is not optimistic, Samsung Galaxy S4 is not as hot as expected, the handset hardware manufacturers appear to encounter the computer era of overcapacity bottlenecks. Apple updates once a year, once there is no huge innovation power to support will lose the market; Samsung, although the flagship plus diversification mode, but the annual flagship machine is mainly to increase the performance of the screen and hardware, this continued, whether it has been able to allow users to accept, after all, there is a great market risk

In fact, mobile phones are more concerned about a few parameters: Network mode, screen material and size, CPU performance and battery capacity. So can the mobile hardware use the screen size as the core of the high school low three-gear mode?

Different users have different requirements for screen size, and Samsung now seems to go into the myth that the more high-end the larger the screen, and forget to go back to update the previous flagship model. Can we consider using the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3 as models to develop 3.5-inch, 4-inch, 4.3-inch, 4.5-inch ... and other sizes of mobile phones. For example, the development of 4.3-inch Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3, and then each model to distinguish high school low three models. Now the Galaxy S2 is a dual-core processor, 8 million megapixel, super AMOLED plus screen, 1650mAh capacity battery configuration, then the corresponding high-end model can be set to quad-core processor, 130 million pixels, Super AMOLED HD screen, 2500mAh capacity battery, low end can be set to single core processor, 5 million pixel, Super amoled screen, 1500mAh capacity battery, etc.

This may be the route of the millet mobile phone, for example, in addition to millet M1, and millet M1 youth version and Millet M1s, but millet think to M2, M3 development, in fact, can consider the M1 (4 inch screen series) do thinner, more attractive appearance, performance can be tough, and so on.

Of course, there is also a higher-order model for mobile hardware development, which is to support user customization, such as the route that Motorola X phone is taking now. In the Chinese market can learn the same as millet, and then go customized pre-sale mode: or Samsung as an example, the first level, users can customize the choice of Galaxy S2 or Galaxy S3 model, the second level can choose screen size, then the network mode, screen material, CPU performance and battery capacity, such as other core parameters, manufacturers according to the user's choice of packages for customized mobile phone classification production.