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Jonathan Ive - Apple's Design Magician
conq writes "BusinessWeek takes an in-depth look at the man behind the Apple magic. The article features a slideshow with all his designs (including one before he was with Apple)." From the article: "During an internship with design consultancy Roberts Weaver Group, he created a pen that had a ball and clip mechanism on top, for no purpose other than to give the owner something to fiddle with. 'It immediately became the owner's prize possession, something you always wanted to play with,' recalls Grinyer, a Roberts Weaver staffer at the time. 'We began to call it having Jony-ness, an extra something that would tap into the product's underlying emotion.'"
And similarly you just answered the original question. The reason why the rest of the computer industry hasn't switch to the all-in-one model is that the majority of people who buy computers want a computer, not an excuse to enjoy the smell of their own farts.
How we know is more important than what we know.
...how many of you apple loving whores started beatin off to the slide show?
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This is the company that gave us the 50-pound computer that tilts my entire house toward my wife's desk, plus needs jet-engine size (and loudness) fans to stay mostly within operating temperature.
The original imac was not only hideous but also ripped off from a vacuum cleaner.
Aqua is exactly like Arkanoid -- except Arkanoid was fun.
Find me an interview with Apple's PR department -- they're responsible for Apple's reputation for good design, not the designers.
I'm awake! The answer is BONK!
It is in the mac mini picture. Duh.
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