Taking the "iOS thing" too far... [Pics]

[ErikGrim]

Regardless of whether or not it's technically possible to open resizable windows in full screen mode (and it is), the whole philosophy behind full-screen is to use a single window interface to remove and reduce any possible distractions. Like it or not, we are moving towards a single focused task as opposed to multi tasking. This gels better with how our brains are wired and actually makes us more productive than having to juggle many tasks at once.

If you need to refer to underlying emails, the option is of course there to NOT use full screen mode should you wish to do so. It's not *that* much different if you have mail expanded to fit the full screen in the first place.

 

[Steve Ballmer]

Like it or not, we are moving towards a single focused task as opposed to multi tasking. This gels better with how our brains are wired and actually makes us more productive than having to juggle many tasks at once.

If this was really true, then why did the original System software ever introduce things such as MultiFinder to bring a (limited) form of multi-tasking? Why was one of the major goals of Mac OS X to bring real multi-tasking to the Macintosh, then?

We're more productive with smarter, better designed software, not because it takes up the entire screen real estate.

 

[baddj]

When them screenies looking at the 10.7 one there is no TO, Subject etc how does it know who to send it to?

 

[Steve Ballmer]

When them screenies looking at the 10.7 one there is no TO, Subject etc how does it know who to send it to?

It's hidden by default.

 

[ErikGrim]

If this was really true, then why did the original System software ever introduce things such as MultiFinder to bring a (limited) form of multi-tasking? Why was one of the major goals of Mac OS X to bring real multi-tasking to the Macintosh, then?

We're more productive with smarter, better designed software, not because it takes up the entire screen real estate.

Because it was a limitation of software that we could overcome. Only now are we starting to learn the implications of information overload and how we are dealing with it. It is one thing to overcome a technical difficulty, it's another to optimise a user experience and interface so we can work better.

In other words: It is good that we have the ability to do multi tasking, but that we are now also optimising our workflows for more focused tasks.