Apple seems to have the right approach to the first touchscreen Mac
Steve Jobs famously dismissed the idea of a touchscreen Mac back in 2010 when he said that it “gives great demo” but turns out to be “ergonomically terrible” in real-life use. It was inevitable that eyebrows would be raised when the company did a U-turn on this by launching the first touchscreen Mac . But while I have no interest myself, I do think the company’s counterargument some 16 years later makes sense … more…
What happened?
Steve Jobs famously dismissed the idea of a touchscreen Mac back in 2010 when he said that it “gives great demo” but turns out to be “ergonomically terrible” in real-life use. It was inevitable that eyebrows would be raised when the company did a U-turn on this by launching the first touchscreen Mac . But while I have no interest myself, I do think the company’s counterargument some 16 years later makes sense … more…
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Steve Jobs famously dismissed the idea of a touchscreen Mac back in 2010 when he said that it “gives great demo” but turns out to be “ergonomically terrible” in real-life use.
It was inevitable that eyebrows would be raised when the company did a U-turn on this by launching the first touchscreen Mac .
But while I have no interest myself, I do think the company’s counterargument some 16 years later makes sense … more…
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