On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Mr. Strat wrote:
> No, they didn't invent these things. But they looked at how bad
> existing products for them were and created superior products in each
> category.

Have you ever used any of the Xerox PARC systems that Macintosh imitated?

If you have not, then I respectfully suggest that you don't have a clue
about what you are talking about, since Mac OS X today is still quite a
bit inferior.

> What operating system (that's still around) is superior to OS X for
> usability and security?

Linux.

> What MP3 player is as elegant and simple in design as the iPod?

Who cares about MP3 players?

> What cell phone has the intuitive interface and design of the iPhone?

iPhone may be intuitive to a nerd, but not to a non-nerd (I choose "nerd"
instead of "geek" because very few computer people bite off the heads of
live chickens).

This is the Achilles' Heel of most technology products; they focus to the
male toy collector.

> I guess working in the U District has damaged your critical thinking
> skills.

Ah yes, a flower child of the 1960s from a bourgeois background who throws
out such phrases as "critical thinking skills" without comprehending its
meaning, but says it anyway because he thinks that it marks him as part of
"intellectual elite" (or "the brights").

Pray tell, what is your experience in the field of mobile devices? What
relevant specifications have you written?

-- Mark --

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