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Re: Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the Mac

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Post by jrnichols » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 2:48 AM UTC

novembermike wrote: post #113

gurneyHaleck wrote: post #49

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But don't actually LIKE the mac mini. It's not something I particularly want. I do kind of want the huge cinema displays. But they're expensive. I do kind of want the cylindrical mac pro. But it's expensive. Apple's laptops are the sweet spot. I want them. The price is right. And they have performed. Tablets and touchscreens suck compared to a solid laptop. Mac minis are borderline indistinguishable from any other ma…

I don't think anyone really wants the mac mini. What I want is a stackable, modular mac desktop. On top goes the core unit, with the CPU, Ram and integrated graphics. Below that, you can attach a graphics module if you want graphics, Storage modules, expansions etc. It's very possible with today's connectors and it feels like a very Apple thing to do. They don't seem to have an interest in really pushing desktops tho…

I very much want another Mac Mini. For what I need at home, it's the perfect little machine. I don't need much for graphics or onboard storage, and the Mac Pro is wicked overkill. I love the iMac line, but I like being able to use my own monitor as well and just upgrade. The Mac Mini physically fits in my life better too.

Re: Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the Mac

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Post by manigandham » Fri, Dec 23, 2016, 7:19 AM UTC

dkonofalski wrote: post #616

ux-app wrote: post #298

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Yeah the design issues really get to me too. I'm a Windows guy through and through. I've been on Windows since 3.11. I'm not moving to any other OS, but wow is the design fucking horrible. With MS's budget, how bloody hard could it be to actually get a design grad to unify the design? It's seriously 2 months of work for a handful of people. It drives me up the wall.

If you think that it's 2 months of work and can be done by a design grad, you're crazy.

Implementation might be far more work, but unifying the design is not.

Re: Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed to the Mac

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Post by dkonofalski » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 5:13 PM UTC

manigandham wrote: post #622

dkonofalski wrote: post #616

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If you think that it's 2 months of work and can be done by a design grad, you're crazy.

Implementation might be far more work, but unifying the design is not.

I wholeheartedly disagree. When you have that many products and that much user testing to do, unifying a design like that could take even an entire year unless it's something they've been working on already (which, in this scenario, we're assuming they aren't).