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There is also a fantastic interview with Steve Jobs from playboy: http://longform.org/stories/playboy-interview-steve-jobs http://longform.org/stories/playboy-

• BillFranklin 12y ago
  >Playboy: Most computers use key strokes to enter instructions, but Macintosh replaces many of them with something called a mouse—a little box that is rolled around on your desk and guides a pointer on your computer screen. It’s a big change for people used to keyboards. Why the mouse? >Jobs: If I want to tell you there is a spot on your shirt, I’m not going to do it linguistically: “There’s a spot on your shirt 14 centimeters down from the collar and three centimeters to the left of your button.” If you have a spot—“There!” [he points]—I’ll point to it. Pointing is a metaphor we all know. We’ve done a lot of studies and tests on that, and it’s much faster to do all kinds of functions, such as cutting and pasting, with a mouse, so it’s not only easier to use but more efficient. Amazing. Thanks
  • shiggerino 12y ago
    Eben Moglen's response to that: https://youtu.be/uKxzK9xtSXM?t=2m15s https://youtu.be/uKxzK9xtSXM?t=2m15s