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Larry Ellison was prescient when he said that Jony Ive would run amok without an editor in Steve Jobs, in an interview after Jobs' death (Ellison was good frien
by rmk 4y ago
Larry Ellison was prescient when he said that Jony Ive would run amok without an editor in Steve Jobs, in an interview after Jobs' death (Ellison was good friends with Jobs). Perhaps the utter lack of design innovation and frankly, new consumer products led Jony Ive to obsess over the ring campus, going to ridiculous lengths to make things just so. All that money and creative energy could have been put into groundbreaking product, but with Steve Jobs gone, I doubt there was anyone else who could do what he did.
- musicale 4y ago> and frankly, new consumer products I already have a half-dozen Apple devices that I use every day. I don't really need more of them.
- rmk 4y agoNeither do I. But if Apple created a new category of device that drastically changes how people use computing in their everyday lives, would you like to own one or not, eventually? Chances are you'd eventually buy one and start using it. I steadfastly refused to use a smartphone and a tablet when the products came out but ended up making them an integral part of my daily life. Apple has made products that have fundamentally altered our idea of a computer a few times, our idea of a phone once, and our idea of a music player once, and a consumer information consumption device (tablet). I'm talking about that level of innovation here. A laptop without ports and that is x mm thick is not a 'new' consumer product from this perspective.
- elzbardico 4y agoOn the other side, maybe it is a good thing he could distract himself with the ring campus instead of submitting the MacBook pro to "more design." My opinion of Jony Ive is that he is better consumed in moderation, as some cheeses. Just a little bit of Jony at a time is just about perfect.