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Let us not forget that one of the originals behind Delicious Library now works (or did work) at Apple - http://www.mikematas.com/
He left in july 2009 I believe. Cant pull up dead link to the blog post, cache wont work, but here is the link to the google search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mike+matas+leaves+a...
Yes. Who would possibly think of a bookshelf as a metaphor for your collection of books.
To be fair, there are two other things at play here. * 1. No app had ever displayed books on a bookshelf in this way until Delicious Monster did. * 2. The designer who designed the bookshelf UI at Delicious Monster was poached by Apple to work on the iPad team. (And because I'm irritated by comments on Hacker News lately, I just want to point out that sarcasm is the simplest form of humor.)
If you're referring to Mike Matas, the co-founder of Delicious Monster, he left DM to join Apple back in 2005. While I imagine he's probably working on the iPad, he wasn't poached specifically to work on the device.
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To be fair, there are two other things at play here. * 1. No app had ever displayed books on a bookshelf in this way until Delicious Monster did. * 2. The designer who designed the bookshelf UI at Delicious Monster was poached by Apple to work on the iPad team. (And because I'm irritated by comments on Hacker News lately, I just want to point out that sarcasm is the simplest form of humor.)
"The designer who designed the bookshelf UI at Delicious Monster was poached by Apple to work on the iPad team." If you're referring to Mike Matas, the co-founder of Delicious Monster, he left DM to join Apple back in 2005. While I imagine he's probably working on the iPad, he wasn't poached specifically to work on the device.
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He left in july 2009 I believe. Cant pull up dead link to the blog post, cache wont work, but here is the link to the google search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=mike+matas+leaves+a...
You're a bit off there. He joined Apple in 2005.
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To be fair, there are two other things at play here. * 1. No app had ever displayed books on a bookshelf in this way until Delicious Monster did. * 2. The designer who designed the bookshelf UI at Delicious Monster was poached by Apple to work on the iPad team. (And because I'm irritated by comments on Hacker News lately, I just want to point out that sarcasm is the simplest form of humor.)
"The designer who designed the bookshelf UI at Delicious Monster was poached by Apple to work on the iPad team." If you're referring to Mike Matas, the co-founder of Delicious Monster, he left DM to join Apple back in 2005. While I imagine he's probably working on the iPad, he wasn't poached specifically to work on the device.
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"The designer who designed the bookshelf UI at Delicious Monster was poached by Apple to work on the iPad team." If you're referring to Mike Matas, the co-founder of Delicious Monster, he left DM to join Apple back in 2005. While I imagine he's probably working on the iPad, he wasn't poached specifically to work on the device.
He mentioned somewhere that he designed elements of the iPad's Maps UI.
Wow, I'm surprised Apple didn't just buy Delicious Library outright, like they bought SoundJam MP for iTunes, or Cover Flow for Cover Flow, or plenty of other small developers for features.
No, they went for not buying it just like they didn't buy Konfabulator for Dashboard, and probably dozens of other examples.
Wil Shipley responded to this very eloquently: "As a creator, part of what I seek is recognition, immortality. I don’t work for Apple or Google (I’ve been offered jobs & buyouts) because I want the fame myself. It’s my shot at immortality. My designs are my children. So it stinks when I feel like Steve might get the fame for my innovation. I lose my children, as it were. But your children aren’t really yours. They ha…
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You're a bit off there. He joined Apple in 2005.
How do you figure? If he joined Apple in 2005 and left in July 2009, what's the issue? What's 'a bit off?'