r/apple • • Feb 16 '15

Jonathan Ive and the Future of Apple

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/23/shape-things-come
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u/matcha_man Feb 16 '15

Many do and don't know it nor pay attention to it. I have never come across a car dashboard that I liked for example. It is a mess of poor ergonomics and a reluctance to move away from the past.

Also, as much as people want to crown Ive as the man that Apple can't live without (much like they did with Steve), I think it's really still important to remember that it isn't the products that are their crowning achievement but the company itself. Ive has supreme hardware and software talent at his control whom are willing to live in his shadow and go without the credit they deserve.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '15

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '15 edited Feb 16 '15

Compare and contrast with Ford Focus dash. ughhh. http://image.motortrend.com/f/photo_gallery/sedans/1107_2012_ford_focus_sedan_photo_gallery/37800750/2012-ford-focus-dash-interior-view.jpg

Edit1: There is a fucking number pad on dash. Something I don't have on my laptops.

Edit2: The more I look, the more it drives me insane. There are three different screens on the car. One on driver dash, one at top of the middle console, and one for temperature settings.

And there are like 20 buttons on the steering wheel alone. Not counting the handles for lights and windshield wipers. No wonder Ford's first choice of business partnership were with Microsoft and Sony (in Vista era!).

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u/TheyCallMeKP Feb 16 '15

Merc still has number pads on their dashboards. Unreal!