[Poll] What do You Think of the New Android Market?
Now that more and more folks have gotten the upgrade to the latest Android market overhaul, we’re curious as to how you are liking it? This isn’t the first time the market’s been revised and it probably isn’t the last time. In terms of design, the previous revision was flashier than the second update (remember when the market was black?), but the design remained largely the same.
Market 3.0.27 is the most significant update yet in terms of design. It’s geared more toward highlighting popular apps in a number of different categories with big, hard-to-miss banners. It’s more “square” with tiles (Metro UI, anyone?) making the traditional list take a backseat approach. It incorporates movie and book stores now, and it will soon get a music store after Google is finished negotiating with record labels.
But in the here and now, how do you like it? I’m a fan of the design. Does it remind me of Windows Phone 7’s tile-centric Metro UI? Yes, but that isn’t entirely bad. Information is laid out in an eye-pleasing way and it’s easier to discover popular and quality applications recommended by Google and the community. And on individual app pages, information is separated in a way that it’s now almost impossible to get confused with what you’re looking at.
What about you folks? Has the new market been treating you well? Have you even gotten it? Would you rather revert to the previous version? There’s also a poll so feel free to partake in that. Let’s hear it!
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