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It's a book, but he's removed the unsightly ink that has blemished the exquisitely produced paper? A tshirt, but he's limited the unsightly holes at the top an

It's a book, but he's removed the unsightly ink that has blemished the exquisitely produced paper? A tshirt, but he's limited the unsightly holes at the top and bottom for an uninterrupted design aesthetic? I prefer macs, but some of their worst laptops were from Ive's push for absolute minimalism and thinness

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mattmoose21 5y ago
I see Ive getting blamed for how the macs were designed but isn't that to be expected when you put a designer at that level of decision making? Why not blame Tim Apple for letting him go that far.
- ehutch79 5y ago
  Well, he's not there any more? Give his seniority, and the realities of office politics, i doubt it's that simple
dlsa 5y ago
Nothing says "we love the planet" more than a mountain of old dongles, broken and cracked iphone charger cables, and unrepairable consumer electronics. All of which could have had much longer useful lifetimes through the most basic engineering practices. Apple cables are perfect examples of style over substance. Insufficient reinforcement for a daily use item. Poor design.
- subsubzero 5y ago
  agree, I thought Ive went off the deep end towards the end of his tenure at apple, Tim Cook prb was afraid to rein him in due to his seniority with apple and how close he was to Jobs. You can see how things were "fixed" at apple now that Ive is gone and the new M1 macs no longer have alot of the design inputs he pushed for.
  - kkjjkgjjgg 5y ago
    The Air is still pretty, the new Pros however looked off to me in the presentation. Maybe the proportions between the body and the screen are off (from the side). It reminded me of a bowl of cereals, for some reasons. I wonder if the Air design is still influenced by Ive?
- whywhywhywhy 5y ago
  >Apple cables are perfect examples of style over substance. Insufficient reinforcement for a daily use item. Poor design. They used to be fine though, it's when they changed the rubber to whatever they use today that starts to fray and fall apart. My Titanium Powerbook cable is still intact and fine even today, but every cable I've bought from around 2014 onwards has frayed. I've heard they switched to a more "eco-friendly" rubber at some point, but I don't see the value in that if I have to buy 2-3 power cables over a laptops life.
  - sharikous 5y ago
    IIRC the new 14"/16" MBPs have a braided cable which should be a lot better
    - whywhywhywhy 5y ago
      Yep mine arrives next week, definitely a change I'm welcoming after having far too many frayed cables around the house.

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mattmoose21 5y ago

I see Ive getting blamed for how the macs were designed but isn't that to be expected when you put a designer at that level of decision making? Why not blame Tim Apple for letting him go that far.

ehutch79 5y ago
Well, he's not there any more? Give his seniority, and the realities of office politics, i doubt it's that simple

dlsa 5y ago

Nothing says "we love the planet" more than a mountain of old dongles, broken and cracked iphone charger cables, and unrepairable consumer electronics. All of which could have had much longer useful lifetimes through the most basic engineering practices. Apple cables are perfect examples of style over substance. Insufficient reinforcement for a daily use item. Poor design.

subsubzero 5y ago
agree, I thought Ive went off the deep end towards the end of his tenure at apple, Tim Cook prb was afraid to rein him in due to his seniority with apple and how close he was to Jobs. You can see how things were "fixed" at apple now that Ive is gone and the new M1 macs no longer have alot of the design inputs he pushed for.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y ago
  The Air is still pretty, the new Pros however looked off to me in the presentation. Maybe the proportions between the body and the screen are off (from the side). It reminded me of a bowl of cereals, for some reasons. I wonder if the Air design is still influenced by Ive?
whywhywhywhy 5y ago
>Apple cables are perfect examples of style over substance. Insufficient reinforcement for a daily use item. Poor design. They used to be fine though, it's when they changed the rubber to whatever they use today that starts to fray and fall apart. My Titanium Powerbook cable is still intact and fine even today, but every cable I've bought from around 2014 onwards has frayed. I've heard they switched to a more "eco-friendly" rubber at some point, but I don't see the value in that if I have to buy 2-3 power cables over a laptops life.
- sharikous 5y ago
  IIRC the new 14"/16" MBPs have a braided cable which should be a lot better
  - whywhywhywhy 5y ago
    Yep mine arrives next week, definitely a change I'm welcoming after having far too many frayed cables around the house.