Jony Ive feared Jobs would fire him on returning to Apple, book excerpt says

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  • Reply 41 of 46
    benjamin frostbenjamin frost Posts: 7,203member
    rubaiyat wrote: »
    silencio wrote: »
     
    Not only was the iMac "hockey puck" mouse bad, but the mini USB keyboard that came with it was a big step down in quality from Apple's ADB keyboards. I remember actually holding off on buying a new PowerMac G4 until Apple rectified those shortcomings, and they finally did with the Pro Keyboard and Pro Mouse that shipped with the PowerMac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) and the G4 Cube in 2000. 

    The only good thing about their original USB keyboard is that it was narrow enough to fit in an equipment rack, so I did use them for that purpose for a while.


    Ives has a 'round' fetish.

    I still have an Indigo iMac just so I can relive the hockey puck aggravation. Unfortunately I ditched the original keyboard.

    The Apple Watch says otherwise.
  • Reply 42 of 46
    rubaiyatrubaiyat Posts: 277member



    …and virtually every Icon in iOS and Yosemite says otherwise. ;)

     

    He was just being contrarian with the Apple Watch, because round would have made sense there.

  • Reply 43 of 46
    hmmhmm Posts: 3,405member
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    Originally Posted by cali View Post





    The design is better than any windows mouse I've seen. But it was hard to use.

    Can you clarify that? Hard to use would be an indication of bad design, even if it looks nice. I'm not a huge fan of mice. I used a gaming mouse for a while, just to get a left handed one. 

  • Reply 44 of 46
    benjamin frostbenjamin frost Posts: 7,203member
    rubaiyat wrote: »

    …and virtually every Icon in iOS and Yosemite says otherwise. ;)

    He was just being contrarian with the Apple Watch, because round would have made sense there.

    I see you have two sides:

    The voice of reason on this thread.
    The voice of gibberish nonsense on the America thread.

    So be it.
  • Reply 45 of 46
    benjamin frostbenjamin frost Posts: 7,203member
    hmm wrote: »
    cali wrote: »
    The design is better than any windows mouse I've seen. But it was hard to use.
    Can you clarify that? Hard to use would be an indication of bad design, even if it looks nice. I'm not a huge fan of mice. I used a gaming mouse for a while, just to get a left handed one. 

    I like mice. The fluffy kind.
  • Reply 46 of 46
    rubaiyatrubaiyat Posts: 277member
    Quote:



    Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost View Post



    I see you have two sides:



    The voice of reason on this thread.

    The voice of gibberish nonsense on the America thread.



    So be it.

     

    Let me guess your "reason" being what you disagree with is gibberish and what you agree with is "reason".

     

    Or did I get that the wrong way "round". <img class=" src="http://forums-files.appleinsider.com/images/smilies//lol.gif" /> 

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