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October 25, 2004
Media Watch: Mac co-creator blasts current models
by Doug Millison, SiliconValleyWatcher.com
Jef Raskin, one of the original design team, doesn't think much of today's Mac. But, he does like the new Garrett Wade knife sharpener.
Most savage quote:
Perhaps the longest surviving legacy of your original design is its "appliance" nature. Has this simplicity of design been key to the Mac's popularity?Yes, but unfortunately, the Mac is now a mess. A third party manual (Pogue's The Missing Manual) is nearly 1,000 pages, and far from complete. Apple now does development by accretion, and there is only a little difference between using a Mac and a Windows machine.
Link:
Talk time: Jef Raskin, interview by Jason Walsh, in the Guardian
October 25, 2004 10:20 AM
