"This is partly a story about a company called Apple Computer. It's also partly a story about a fancy new iPod that plays videos as well as music and that could dramatically change the way people entertain themselves. But it's mostly a story about new things and where they come from, about which there are a few popular misconceptions."
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Member since:you forgot to mention that everything would come in pretty boxes, and the whole experience would cost a bundle
I had taken that as a given, but I don't mind. A pleasing packaging is not a negative factor. It wouldn't come free or maybe not even cheap, but you get what you pay for. If I could lead my life Apple style I certainly wouldn't mind forking over some cash.
Yes, a lot of tech toys can be made way cheaper than what an ordinary Mac costs but to me the user experience counts for something.
If you go out to a fancy restaurant and the chef comes to your table with a big tub of the most delicious food and he piles it on your plate with a shovel, are you not going to mind because it's half price or would you rather prefer a more civil presentation?
You will be able to mention a lot of tech gadgets that have some kind of functionality, but it's actually badly designed and there's functionality in there that you would never want to use anyway.
People who adore Wal-Mart tend to forget that cheap comes at a very high price sometimes.
You don't have to pay the Apple price, but as long as they make good products, I don't mind paying for it.
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I totally agree with that. If we, for the sake of argument, were to assume god existed and created everything in the manner described, we can come to the conclusion that:
- the graphics are awesome and:
- the sound effects are really cool, but
- the architecture is not stable;
- the interface is crappy and [for the most part]
- the user experience sucks the big one
Now, if Steve had been left to build it, baby, that would have been something.
You wouldn't know anything about it beforehand, but you wouldn't be sold vaporware and the end result would have been just awesome.
So, to correct the posit: God != Steve Jobs
If we ever get to build version 2, I want Jobs to do it. Maybe we'll get something decent for a change.