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I'm convinced Apple has continued to "flatten" their keyboards in order to transition towards iPad-like devices replacing them entirely. For years, they've sta
by uptown 8y ago
I'm convinced Apple has continued to "flatten" their keyboards in order to transition towards iPad-like devices replacing them entirely. For years, they've stated some variation of the following when speaking about the iPad:
"This is the clearest expression of our vision of the future of personal computing, a simple multitouch piece of glass that instantly transforms into anything you want it to be."
So in their quest to shepherd users towards this vision, they've made design concessions which have hurt their existing users.
- smacktoward 8y agoRelevant: https://www.theonion.com/apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-laptop-with-no-keybo-1819594761 https://www.theonion.com/apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-...
- president 8y agoI think that the yearly slimming down of devices was just an easy way out to having to do real innovation. Apple wanted to prove that they were getting better and better at something every year. They chose slimming down devices because it is an easier problem to solve than inventing something new and game-changing.
- usermac 8y agoWow, you've got me thinking the next keyboard before it's complete removal might be the one on the Atari 400. See it here: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=74D98E1377D1F35EDFE493FE5BFB5E52A360C5E4&thid=OIP.7RwDOg0VHDLYUhUlZPja4wHaFj&mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F7%2F7f%2FAtari_400_keyboard.jpg&exph=1704&expw=2272&q=atari+400+keyboard&selectedindex=0&ajaxhist=0&vt=0&eim=0,1 https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=74D98E13...
- uptown 8y agoI could see that. Throw in some advanced haptic feedback and you've got yourself the Mac keyboard of 2020.
- sleepybrett 8y agoHaptic feedback to find the 'keycaps' is fine and all, but if you've ever tried to type like a human on an ipad for more than a few minutes you discovery that having a thing under your finger that has some elasticity to it is SUPER IMPORTANT.