The touchscreen keys respond to electrical charges in the skin, not in long fingernails (which don’t conduct electricity), ergo Steve Jobs is a thoughtless brute who hates his female clientele. Or something.
Erica Watson-Currie of Newport Beach was frustrated that the improvements didn’t solve the fingernail problem. She and other women who have long nails — as well as people of all genders with chunky fingers — have real trouble typing on the iPhone. The 39-year-old consultant and lecturer, who says her fingernails are typically between one-eighth and one-quarter of an inch long, wants the iPhone to include a stylus.
“Considering ergonomics and user studies indicating men and women use their fingers and nails differently, why does Apple persist in this misogyny?” Watson-Currie … wrote in a comment on our post Monday about the iPhone launch…
A company called Ten One Design sells an aftermarket iPhone stylus for about $20 to $25 apiece. Watson-Currie hasn’t been impressed by the reviews and thinks Apple should offer a stylus on principle. Why not just cut her fingernails? “It’s the machine’s job to accommodate its users, not the other way around,” she said.
Follow the link to see why Apple designed it to respond to skin but not normal objects. Hint: It has something to do with the thought of a touch-sensitive phone bouncing around in your pocket. And here’s the obligatory backlash post featuring a guy who’s 6’4″ wondering why manufacturers of compact cars apparently hate tall men. Coming soon: The inevitable commercial aimed at Clinton supporters from Samsung’s Instinct deriding the iPhone as favored by the Hillary-hatin’ cavemen at MSNBC. Exit question to our iPhone-owning women readers: Is this seriously a problem?
Update: Dave in Texas solves the puzzle: Electrostatic nail polish.
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