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I consider Apple's design aesthetic to be the "mercedes" of phones, laptops, etc. I've never mistaken another car for a mercedes (I'm thinking of the e-class),

I consider Apple's design aesthetic to be the "mercedes" of phones, laptops, etc. I've never mistaken another car for a mercedes (I'm thinking of the e-class), nor have I ever mistaken another laptop for a macbook, nor have I ever mistaken another mp3 player for an ipad. i mistook someone using a samsung tablet for them using an ipad - I thought that's what it was, looking at them interacting with it fairly closely, etc. I disagree with the argument in this article and elsewhere. The fact is, you could make basically the exact same arguments for why things HAVE to look like a MacBook or an iMac. But I've never seen anyone who cares about APPLE products in particular, mistake another computer for a MacBook or another computer for an iMac - have you? When an expert does a double-take two minutes in and realizes that's not the Apple product it looks exactly like, then a line has been crossed. you guys can mod me down, doesn't change this fact.

mahyarm 15y ago
Mercedes is such a generic luxury model in many of their cars that it's easy to overlook them as generi-sedans for the most part.
karolist 15y ago
Mercedes luxurious design of cars is nothing like Apple's design of tech. Apple is BMW of computers and BMW is Apple of cars - just look at this and honestly tell me this is beautiful and simple: http://l.yimg.com/dv/izp/mercedes_benz_e_class_e320_bluetec_sedan_2009_dashboard_dashboard.jpg http://l.yimg.com/dv/izp/mercedes_benz_e_class_e320_bluetec_... Compare that to the 5er sedan of same year (if we go back to e60 of mid 2003 things look even worse for Mercs) http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/19-bmw-5-gt-live-frankfurt.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/19-bmw... I'm not even talking about A6 http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/1/P/1/09a6_interior.jpg http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/1/P/1/09a6_interior.jpg This is all personal I suppose, but I take issue when people relate Apple with Mercedes, just not the same level of attention to details between the two.

mahyarm 15y ago

Mercedes is such a generic luxury model in many of their cars that it's easy to overlook them as generi-sedans for the most part.

karolist 15y ago

Mercedes luxurious design of cars is nothing like Apple's design of tech. Apple is BMW of computers and BMW is Apple of cars - just look at this and honestly tell me this is beautiful and simple: http://l.yimg.com/dv/izp/mercedes_benz_e_class_e320_bluetec_sedan_2009_dashboard_dashboard.jpg http://l.yimg.com/dv/izp/mercedes_benz_e_class_e320_bluetec_... Compare that to the 5er sedan of same year (if we go back to e60 of mid 2003 things look even worse for Mercs) http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/19-bmw-5-gt-live-frankfurt.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/19-bmw... I'm not even talking about A6 http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/1/P/1/09a6_interior.jpg http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/1/P/1/09a6_interior.jpg This is all personal I suppose, but I take issue when people relate Apple with Mercedes, just not the same level of attention to details between the two.