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I think that apple wanted to appeal to the makers at the beginning to get traction but really what they wanted was more consumers. Great hardware and long last
by quijoteuniv 3y ago
I think that apple wanted to appeal to the makers at the beginning to get traction but really what they wanted was more consumers. Great hardware and long lasting but is for the elite that can afford it, most people in HN are in that elite. But ultimately apart from raising the bar in user experience is just another money making corporation. And that does not make a world a better place.
- fulladder 3y agoYeah, the whole Apple cult thing has never made much sense. I remember talking to some environmentalists in the mid nineties who cared a lot about reducing industrial activity but were also strongly advocating the Mac. I was trying to ask why they felt so strongly about that given that any computer is basically a non-essential luxury good that requires a lot of toxic metals to produce [1], whereas pencil and paper has very low environmental impact and even some recycleability. There wasn't a clear answer. I think it's irrational. [1] at that time, electronics used a lot of lead, cadmium and mercury. It's less of an issue now.
- kalleboo 3y agoWoz wanted to appeal to the makers (basically, he made the machine he wanted himself because nobody else was making it) Jobs wanted to make an appliance for the masses . That’s why the Apple II had a case and wasn’t just a bare circuit board like the Apple I.