From: Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From one of the designers of Mac OS 1.0:
Trends: The Evolution of the Interface <http://www.asktog.com/columns/038MacUITrends.html>
OS X: A First Look <http://www.asktog.com/columns/034OSX-FirstLook.html>
Top 10 Reasons the Apple Dock Sucks <http://www.asktog.com/columns/044top10docksucks.html>
The Tog (Bruce Tognazzini) has a way of cutting the BS out of the PR... ;-)
He ends with:
Keeping It Simple Some wonder if the age of simplicity has passed Apple by. How can an OS as powerful as X possibly regain the sleek elegance of the Apple of old (no matter how flashy the demos)? The simple truth is that an interface is only as sleek as its OS is powerful. The Palm Pilot works because the interface with its relatively limited universe of functionality sits on a computer with significantly more power and storage than even the original Mac. OS X has the horsepower to command and control a far larger universe of activities than we have ever seen on personal computers.
Does Apple still have the talent and the drive to achieve that ultimate simplicity? Will it go down the garden path trod by Microsoft, Sun, and others, building tractors for the masses? Or will OS X live up to its demos and mature into a slippery new sports car? Whether we end up with a Caterpillar or a Porsche, the next year should be an exciting ride.
He's the Dr. Phil of the Mac World.
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