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No, it's utility that turned computing from a niche activity to what it's now. Apple is a fashion statement and it's okay for them to market to that effect, but
by elevatedastalt 2y ago
No, it's utility that turned computing from a niche activity to what it's now. Apple is a fashion statement and it's okay for them to market to that effect, but don't credit the growth of computing to Apple's aesthetic but oft-ill-designed stuff.
- FredPret 2y ago> don't credit the growth of computing to Apple's aesthetic but oft-ill-designed stuff. I'm not; I'm crediting the activity of marketing. It's an engineering blind spot to think utility = adoption. Emacs is more powerful than MS Word; which one has more users? Which one has an organization dedicated to going around and pointing out how and where it is useful? It's when you have utility + marketing that you get something like the computer revolution.