They say:
Peter Chou, Chief Executive Officer, HTC Corporation: “HTC Sense is a distinct experience created to make HTC phones more simple for people to use, leaving them saying, it just makes sense.”

We say:

No it isn’t, HTC Sense is the average user interface (not a freaking “user experience”) that is very pretty, runs smoothly, but doesn’t break any new kind of ground. And didn’t make us say anything about it making sense.

They say:
HTC press release, July 2009: “Today, staying in touch with the people in your life means managing a variety of communication channels and applications ranging from phone calls, emails, texts, photos, status updates and more. HTC Sense takes a different approach by integrating these communication channels and applications into one single view enabling you to stay closer to your important people.”

We say:
No it doesn’t. This kind of thing already exists on, for example, the Nokia 5800. Why don’t you look up ‘new in the dictionary.

They say:
Online reviewer, July 2009:
“This intuitive one-hander isn’t shy with…”

We say:
Stop! Make it stop! We just spat coffee into the eyes of our cross-desker. The only intuitive one-handers who aren’t shy we know frequent the arches and seedy pubs of Kings Cross during the evening hours.

So there we have it. The HTC Hero isn’t a bad phone, by any means. In fact, it’s quite a good one. But beware, all you brave and intuitive one-handers out there. As you navigate things like this product overview, or this HTC Hero review, keep your wits about you. For there are many who shall try to fill your ears and eyes with bulls**t if you let them.

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