Is this a result of the keyboard fiasco?
Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
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Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
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Then why so many have 5 stars on Amazon? Are people that buy apple products more likely to connect them to finicky or cheap devices?
No, I think that people who have had bad experiences with their adapter are more likely to go the manufacturer's website and post comments about how it didn't work for them. If Amazon wasn't a wasteland of fake reviews, I might actually trust it more than Apple's website.
So don't trust Amazon because fake reviews, don't trust Apple reviews cause users are dumb and confuse adapter issues with third-party devices issues, I think you just don't trust reviews regardless.
Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
#333Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’d be interesting to see the results of a survey on this I think, I and I know many of my peers are of the exact opposite opinion. I like the move to usb-c, I like the new keyboard, I don’t mind (but also don’t really use) the Touch Bar but I can’t live without Touch ID at this point. The big trackpad is magical to me, and the thickness and weight of the 13” is just right. I have an older MBP as well, 2013 maybe, a…
> I like the new keyboard I can get with the rest but stating that is absolute insanity to me. It has something like a 10-20% failure rate on a medium timeline.
Well, mileage may vary and all that but my keyboard has a 0% failure rate so far. Knocks on wood.
Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
#334Apple used to be known for their amazing designs. That was when Steve was running the company. Since his death Apple has been in a free fall in the design space. Most of the comments here seem to be about their awful hardware design. Yes, the thin macbook is not very usable, and the Homepod which is shaped like an amorphous blob is uglier than any Bose speaker. But what about their software? Their UI design is super…
> I am glad Ive is gone.
He might be gone, but, after 30 years with Apple, helping the company rake in billions and billions of dollars in sales, he is set for life and can pretty much do whatever he wants. His next venture might impact you down the line.
Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
#335Jony Ive certainly took Apple to a new style era. I wonder who will be the next one to do that and to me this is exciting. It means we will "maybe" a new style from Apple. I owned most of the Apple products designed by Jony and pre-Jony era. Can't be more excited with this. Also what he will do outside Apple, it triggers my curiosity what he will be involved, I bet appliances.
> I wonder who will be the next one to do that and to me this is exciting
A recently Art school graduate that can connect with those damn millennials and Generation Z kids.
Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
#336The Financial Times has an interview with him about this https://www.ft.com/content/0b20032e-98cf-11e9-8cfb-30c211dcd...
FT link has a paywall and the archive link someone else posted is dead.
Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
#337Is this a result of the keyboard fiasco?
I doubt it. Thirty years at a company is a long time, especially if Ives worked under a strict contract. He probably wanted to be his own boss.
Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
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Couldn’t figure out what you’re referring to with the notch. Can you show some illustration of this or something to read?
Here's a good explanation: https://www.redmondpie.com/why-most-2018-smartphones-have-ch...
Bloody hell, that's amazing. I had no idea.
Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
#339Given his penchant for thinness over function, I hope this means we can have a thicker pro laptop again, with all the ports back and a more robust keyboard.
It’d be interesting to see the results of a survey on this I think, I and I know many of my peers are of the exact opposite opinion. I like the move to usb-c, I like the new keyboard, I don’t mind (but also don’t really use) the Touch Bar but I can’t live without Touch ID at this point. The big trackpad is magical to me, and the thickness and weight of the 13” is just right. I have an older MBP as well, 2013 maybe, a…
I cannot imagine defending the move to 100% usb-c ports. An iphone out of the box cannot be connected to a new mac laptop. It's complete insanity. The rest of the world isn't there yet. Every single person I know who owns a usb-c mac laptop owns a $100 dongle that they carry everywhere with them.
For me being able to plug in USB type-A is a non-negotiable part of using a laptop still, 4 years after the move. Same with HDMI. I also regularly plug SD cards in.
It doesn't make the laptop thinner, it makes it bulkier because the adapter is a necessity.
Re: Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client
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That they removed MagSafe boggles the mind. The usability was objectively better than the replacement. You could easily plug it in even if blindfolded. And no problem when the cord got unexpectedly pulled or tripped on. Every time I plug in my new macbook I miss it.
USB-C is infinitely better than Magsafe. You can use any charger, use battery packs and any third party cable which means far more reliability and quality.
USB-C on one side of cable, magsafe on the other. Best of both worlds.