Design fanboy
Posted on January 23rd, 2007
Besides being a very happy AAPL investor, I’ve been accurately identified as one of [them]… those Apple fanboys that narrow our focus away from the company’s competition, reading MacRumors rather than /..
What’s frustrating is how the Apple fanboy label is used to dismiss my viewpoint, implying that my judgement is meritless, clouded by the reality distortion field and driven by a desire to belong. As if I’m driven to identify with the cocksure slacker on the Get a Mac ads.
Perhaps “we” are simply impressed with Apple’s comprehensive design. Steve and his minions appreciate the value of engineering and understand that beauty is more than skin deep, that design is concerned with function, not merely form.
It’s a rare pleasure to use products that have been thoughtfully assembled with a coherent, consistent user experience. It shouldn’t be: visual voicemail, system-wide search, and tangible interfaces should be obvious. If the rest of the electronics industry would just let go of featuritis, maybe we could just learn to expect it and be less compelled to go overboard with enthusiasm.
February 16th, 2007 at 13:17
More and more products are joining the network. Apple’s Bonjour protocol will be critical in the integration… But even more critical is creating the vision for use cases that make sense. Think an “advanced Smart Home.”
I’m curious to see how Apple will change over time. Their genius/success has been a result of controlling processes and hardware from end to end. The first ipod phone w/ Motorola was a bust. Will the iPhone be diluted by partnership w/ Cingular?