> The second aspect of the original Mac that stands out today as Apple-like is putting just enough whimsy into the experience. Most famously, the smiling Mac you saw as the system booted. Had anyone prior even considered a smiling computer? Come on, man. Computing has been full of whimsy from the beginning. To imply that Apple has some kind of monopoly on cute jokes is absurd.
Give an example. I remember going in to my mom's dorm room and playing on her Mac when she was at USC in the early 90s. It was like nothing I'd used before.
Enlighten me to this whimsy you speak of.