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This would be more of a discussion if we were given an inside perspective on the processes which led to this, whether there were countervoices, why they weren't
by threatofrain 6y ago
This would be more of a discussion if we were given an inside perspective on the processes which led to this, whether there were countervoices, why they weren't heard, etc.
- awill 6y agoThat would be fascinating. But Apple is so secretive, and punishes leakers, so that's pretty unlikely.
- _jal 6y agoThat would be a different article. This one is part of a series about physical controls, not business process.
- cowmoo728 6y agoI asked a high level apple engineer about the butterfly keyboard fiasco, and he jokingly replied that he'll consider releasing that info and other insider baseball at his funeral. He's not even allowed to tell many other Apple employees what he's working on. It's not easy to get an inside perspective or gossip from Apple employees.
- D13Fd 6y agoAgreed. This is a fluff piece, nothing more. The author even says that he thought the butterfly keyboards were better for typing -- i.e., for their purpose: > I find the butterfly switches far crisper and snappier to use than the softer, mushier scissor-switch His only point seems to be that Apple not did care about reliability, but I find that highly suspect. It seems to me that Apple's problem was likely insufficient testing. If they had known that the keyboards would break in real-world usage, they wouldn't have shipped them.