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Sounds like some national worshipping of Jony Ive by .uk afaict, the departure of Ive was good. We're finally getting back functionality over esthetics, while

Sounds like some national worshipping of Jony Ive by .uk afaict, the departure of Ive was good. We're finally getting back functionality over esthetics, while keeping simplicity. The word "design" should be banned.

JKCalhoun 5y ago
USB ports still in the rear. Jony's ghost lingers....
- jbverschoor 5y ago
  At least they're finally starting to segment again. The iMac is a non-pro device. In the living room, or in the office for general purpose computing. The ethernet in the powerbrick is super smart. The iMac/Mac/MacBook Pro will probably have better port configurations. Although I doubt there will be an option to "sideload" usb haha
skohan 5y ago
> The word "design" should be banned. You can only say that because Apple's design approach already won. Do you remember what computers were like pre-iMac? Technology was ugly, obtuse, and vexing to anyone who wasn't a self-described "nerd". Apple's leadership on usibility-centered design for technology is a major part of the reason we have a wide array of beautiful, pleasant to use technology products today. Yes there were some excesses due to undue focus on aesthetics over functionality, but you don't want to go back to a world where hardware and software interfaces are primarily driven by engineering concerns.
- jbverschoor 5y ago
  For me personally it was not. I've always found things unnecessary complex. Part of my windows configuration was removing all excess and slimming down toolbars etc. Unfortunately the functionality of recent iterations of macOS and apps is actually pretty bad. Shortcuts missing, bulk operations missing, keyboard navigation missing, proxy icon support missing. What I think is funny, is to see how other people try to mimic Apple, but they forget that it only works if you really focus on functionality first. You see the with "webdesign" too.. People see pretty sites, and think it's just filling in the blanks.

JKCalhoun 5y ago

USB ports still in the rear. Jony's ghost lingers....

jbverschoor 5y ago
At least they're finally starting to segment again. The iMac is a non-pro device. In the living room, or in the office for general purpose computing. The ethernet in the powerbrick is super smart. The iMac/Mac/MacBook Pro will probably have better port configurations. Although I doubt there will be an option to "sideload" usb haha

skohan 5y ago

> The word "design" should be banned. You can only say that because Apple's design approach already won. Do you remember what computers were like pre-iMac? Technology was ugly, obtuse, and vexing to anyone who wasn't a self-described "nerd". Apple's leadership on usibility-centered design for technology is a major part of the reason we have a wide array of beautiful, pleasant to use technology products today. Yes there were some excesses due to undue focus on aesthetics over functionality, but you don't want to go back to a world where hardware and software interfaces are primarily driven by engineering concerns.

jbverschoor 5y ago
For me personally it was not. I've always found things unnecessary complex. Part of my windows configuration was removing all excess and slimming down toolbars etc. Unfortunately the functionality of recent iterations of macOS and apps is actually pretty bad. Shortcuts missing, bulk operations missing, keyboard navigation missing, proxy icon support missing. What I think is funny, is to see how other people try to mimic Apple, but they forget that it only works if you really focus on functionality first. You see the with "webdesign" too.. People see pretty sites, and think it's just filling in the blanks.