Apple has recently launched iOS7 and it will be compatible with only its latest devices - iPhone5, iPod Touch and iPad2/iPad mini. The iPhone 4S and 4 will only get the new look and few of the features. All the older versions like iPhone3 will have to work only with iOS6.
Now Apple is known for its skeuomorphic designs and there have been talks about how iPhone3 and below will be stuck in the skeuomorph universe of iOS6. But that is not a bad thing. Read on to find out why.
A skeuomorph is a design technique like any other and it also has the tendency to be misused. To define it more clearly - A skeuomorph is a derivative object that retains the original structure only as an ornament in the newer design. An example would be phone's address book icon which still displays the physical address book. The image of the physical address book is an ornament in the newer design.
No doubt that Apple has gone overboard in its designs of apps over the years but that is not necessarily a bad thing. A skeuomorphic design is made to simplify the product use and to make it slick. Providing an image of glass thermometer in a weather app familiarizes the user with the expected functionality the app and hence increase the app usage.
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