1.
Unifying the platform
I'd predicted this would become a Web OS,
but Zuck is trying to run with it as a service.
Some people said it was just a launcher, but… Zuck is building into his own service the things that devices can't do — things they haven't been able to do because of the politics of people trying to make money.
Convergence-divergence (simple yet clever)
Home program = one-way
Multi-device — equalizing the user experience through the same UI: simplifying perception no matter the user environment
Facebook solved what Android couldn't: interaction, UX, usability
Video, phone, messaging
Even without making a device, it's worthy of being called a 'Facebook phone.'
You could say it's the same concept as a PC running Windows OS.
$99… really…
2. What overseas bloggers are saying
Answer: we have analytics on all products. They're anonymized after a short period of time, and cover about half a percent of the user base.
"Facebook augments your social sense ... you can stay connected and get more context from more people. Staying connected is not frivilous."
And another question about whether this puts Facebook in competition with Google. "I actually think this is good for Android," says Zuck.
ndroid can instal custom launchers, and Facebook Home basically is just special launcher. I don't think iOS have this capability (at least without jailbreak).
Zuck says he's feeling happy with the stats, and quickly pivots towards how often you're looking at your home screen -- "a hundred times a day."
"at a deep level, this can start to be a change in how we use our computing devices," says Zuck, returning to his theme.
We haven't really been given a reason to buy the HTC First over any other Android phone.
"I grew up with the Internet ... but only a third of the world is on it today. We're really close to the beginning of this." Zuck waxes philosophical.
The majority of people in the world ... have never seen anything like what you and I would call a computer. Think about that.
aha, the first also "optimizes for battery useage."
Zuck is back: "I'm really excited to get Home in all your hands ..."
"Think of the HTC First as the canvas on which the Facebook experience rides." #mixedmetaphors
Not really sure what "optimized" for Facebook Home means.
@Lance: sort of. But they wanted to make sure we knew any Android phone can become a Facebook phone first.
These are the different devices you can access Home on
"We set out to build the highest quality experience on Android."
"It's not just mobile first, but mobile best."
"Are we going to massively fork Android?" Well, yes, but only if you mispronounce that sentence.
Home has "Chromeless UI." That's nerdspeak for "it's really clean and doesn't have a lot of stuff."
"At a deep level, this can start to be a change in how we use our computing devices," says Zuck, returning to his theme.
We haven't really been given a reason to buy the HTC First over any other Android phone.
"I grew up with the internet... but only a third of the world is on it today. We're really close to the beginning of this." Zuck waxes philosophical.
The majority of people in the world... have never seen anything like what you and I would call a computer. Think about that.
Aha — the First also "optimizes for battery usage."
Zuck is back: "I'm really excited to get Home in all your hands..."
"Think of the HTC First as the canvas on which the Facebook experience rides." #mixedmetaphors
Not really sure what "optimized for Facebook Home" means.
@Lance: sort of. But they wanted to make sure we knew any Android phone can become a Facebook phone first.
These are the different devices you can access Home on.
"We set out to build the highest-quality experience on Android."
"It's not just mobile first, but mobile best."
"Are we going to massively fork Android?" Well, yes — but only if you mispronounce that sentence.
Home has a "Chromeless UI." That's nerd-speak for: it's really clean and doesn't have much clutter.
3.
Since yesterday's video, a ton of articles and posts have popped up…
This one is at least closer to how I'm reading it.
That said,
I don't see it as just a service to unify Android
or a launcher concept.
For some reason, I'm reminded of Windows 3.1.
It's worth thinking again about how Windows reshaped the market back then.
Sure, the environment and the needs have changed. The important thing isn't the surface-level benchmarking; it's inferring the contextual intent and the direction of judgment.
Facebook is
already a personal homepage,
already entertainment (photos, videos),
already a platform (game center),
already has a payment tool,
already a communication tool (chat, video conferencing).
A while back,
to design a similar kind of service,
I'd been leaning toward an asynchronous web OS.
Zuck has taken that same comprehensive direction and played it out like this.
So what's Facebook's next move?
How far do I need to look ahead?
4.
Another blogger who looks like a genius http://arsens.tistory.com/115
