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Interview With iMac designer, Jonathan Ive
rleyton writes "The Independent has an interesting interview with Jonathan Ive, the designer of the new imac (and the iBook, the iPod and original iMac...)" It's actually a pretty interesting
even if you think the new iMac is repulsive. Personally I dig it.
...an iMac, when posted to a story about iMacs? How much more on topic can you get?
He doesn't know how right he is
You are right! I guess, that's the bottom of an iMac that we see here. But, wow, where is the screen?
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
i have linux instaled on my interenet. how do i put it on my imac??
microsoft is so evile, man, you guys are losers if youd dont put linuxe on this man woohoo!
I live under the bridge, in a pile of feces.
Why? Even if you accept the fact that a 700mhz G4 can keep pace with a 1.4ghz Athlon (I've used both, and I believe it), the iMac is STILL overpriced. What's a 1.4ghz Athlon system going for these days? I'd bet you can build one with a name brand LCD and get a DVD burner too for the $1299 the iMac costs.
That doesn't make the iMac a bad computer, but it's ridiculous to call it competitive when a machine that is faster and more powerful can be purchased for several hundred dollars less.
Go blow it out your ass! You are the only flaming homosexual on here.
- The AC Avenger
I'll take an aluminum PC tower case with a nice 1Gig+ CPU, 512MB of memory, Radeon AIW card, CD-RW, DVD, and a RAID array of 4 hard drives. And a separate, cheap, upgradable monitor. Try stuffing that in your iMac!
Don't nerds stress function over form any more?
Well... if you've ever seen Ives, you'll understand how. He has quite a lot of experience in "keeping his men's lips tight." All the same, considering what he was "feeding" them, it is surprising that they didn't "spit" some of it out. I understand that he's also quite the "sadist" type of manager, known for "whipping" his men into shape if they got "behind." Oh yeah!
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I like to watch.
rather heavy? you weak fucking pussy!
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and i'll play with your mum while you play with it
There is no doubt that probably the majority of people will not upgrade their computers. However, I think it's more than just the "geek contingent" that many believe. There are a LOT of people who install their own memory, or add a modem card, or add a new video card, etc. These things are just not that hard for the average person. If it was just the Slashdot crowd, we wouldn't have have the major computer chains carrying components.
Their design may make them boutiquish, but if you take a closer look you'll see a computer that is truly designed with the mass market in mind.
I remember walking into a literal clothing boutique one time because I needed a belt. Being young and naive, I didn't clue in that it wasn't "my kind of place". Now, I should say that I like quality. But they wanted, and I'm not joking, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS for this leather belt. Now, it was a great belt, no question about it. But do you really need to pay that much more money for maybe 10% more quality?
Now, Apple is not 10 times the cost, like this belt (although they WOULD charge that much, if they could), but it's the same principle. They are charging a lot more money for 10% more quality.
It's too bad the geeks are still advising their relatives to get ugly grey boxes when they could be getting a much more user-friendly experience.
I'm one of those geeks that would never let my relatives buy an Apple if I could help it. NEVER. Because my relatives don't want a piece of art, they want to run the software that they want. And that overrides any "10% better" user-friendliness (if that) that the Mac might hold. Windows works extremely well for them.
Honestly, I don't know how people live with themselves recommending a Mac. I would feel totally guilty. It's OK if you want to get one for yourself, and are informed as to the huge software limitations, but to lead someone down that path is just wrong.
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
Remember, there are no stupid questions. But there are a lot of inquisitive idiots.
Give me a fucking break!
dude you suck the shit out of a dead dog's ass.