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First iOS 8 Banner Appears at Moscone Ahead of WWDC
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Is that an 8?
I am not 100% convinced that it is an 8. It is not the "8" that appears in the current iOS font (last year's 7 was in that font). The spaces in the "8" are not circles. To me it looks more like a racetrack. Also, the banner looks upside down to me. If that were true, the fat part of the "8" would be on top, which would be odd. Maybe (likely?) I am reaching, and I have no good theory on what it could be, but I thought I would throw that out there.
I am not 100% convinced that it is an 8. It is not the "8" that appears in the current iOS font (last year's 7 was in that font). The spaces in the "8" are not circles. To me it looks more like a racetrack. Also, the banner looks upside down to me. If that were true, the fat part of the "8" would be on top, which would be odd. Maybe (likely?) I am reaching, and I have no good theory on what it could be, but I thought I would throw that out there.
Mate, it's an 8.
It's just back in Myriad Pro - they always used Myriad Pro for all the marketing material, and only ever used Helvetica Neue for the number 7 to symbolise change. It's just them returning to normal
Maybe it's coming to the surface and iOS is going to be more like OSX! (And they will both frolic in the waves like dolphins...and some unicorns.)
Well, I guess this means they've re-hired Scott Forstall.
No, it means forget about Scott Forestall because... that ship has sailed!
So, it'll be sink or swim with this new release.
Yeah, they just hung it wrong. It's actually going over a waterfall.
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They could go with hex and make it 10.A. I still like OSXXX -- Porn for your Mac.
At least the iOS banner doesn't have that horrible background the iOS 7 banner had. These next two weeks will be something. (WWDC & E3)
This combination of banners reminds me of an episode ("The Intervention") of the old (90's) Fox TV show Titus: "Start swimmin' for the lighthouse laddies, the fog is rolling in."
Been a longtime lurker and I usually stay that way because somebody usually posts something that resembles what I'm thinking but not this thread so far.
Anyhoo, my thoughts on the banner
The image reminds me of the Bruce Lee quote " ... be formless, shapeless - like water". Water can take the shape of anything it is in. iOS 8 will run fluidly on any iDevice size or screen resolution with minimal effort by devs.
Also from the same quote, "Now water can flow or it can crash." Hopefully "crash" doesn't mean bugs but denotes power like waves crashing. Meaning iOS 8 can be as powerful as it needs to be to accomplish intensive tasks.
Edit: Looks like Locoboof beat me by a post or two
Anyhoo, my thoughts on the banner
The image reminds me of the Bruce Lee quote " ... be formless, shapeless - like water". Water can take the shape of anything it is in. iOS 8 will run fluidly on any iDevice size or screen resolution with minimal effort by devs.
Also from the same quote, "Now water can flow or it can crash." Hopefully "crash" doesn't mean bugs but denotes power like waves crashing. Meaning iOS 8 can be as powerful as it needs to be to accomplish intensive tasks.
Edit: Looks like Locoboof beat me by a post or two
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I posted the Bruce lee thing right above you
That's his first post, you think it's coincidence?
I agree. That's why I'm upgrading from my 4 this year. I think it's time, and my contract is up so I can upgrade.
I went to post but I had to do the signup thing. Didn't see his until I posted. Coincidence, I swear. lol