Comments on: Is Apple’s design getting tired?

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:57:49 +0000

“Keep it SIMPLE, and keep it exceptional quality = success.”

At least you’ve got one part sorted…

By: admin

admin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:31:32 +0000

Those numbers for Q4 were pretty awesome! It does allude to them doing something right, especially in the design department. I have no beef at all with the designs, just the quality, but only in one case (my MBP).

Keep it simple, and keep it exceptional quality = success.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:03:25 +0000

This is a question of trying to compete with idiots outside of their design camp or sticking to their great minimalist designs. I like their current designs, small changes, making things better. I hate radical redesigns just for the sake of redesign. That seems stupid to me. I’d rather see energy spend on OS improvements when they have the hardware right. They have it totally right in my opinion.

The thin thing is waiting on cheap flash memory, not Ive or Jobs.

Given the numbers they released yesterday (the stock will surely pop some more today) I’d say their laptop designs are perfect and flawless. They just have the Q/A issue Andy alludes to and I’ve experienced it myself. But, so does every other manufacturer who has sells as much as Apple does. Doesn’t make it right, but doesn’t make it abnormal either.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:19:59 +0000

I’m told that it’s down to the luck of the draw; if your computer’s made in Ireland (Mac Pro) then you’re sorted, if it’s made in China then the chances are you may encounter a quality issue at some point or another.

I put it down to Apple simply having better quality control in Ireland, lets hope they improve it in China.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:19:54 +0000

Andy,

That is a really good point! There does seem to be a few things that go wrong in terms of build quality, but I have a theory behind this……

Perhaps it’s because the Apple fanbase are such a voracious lot and are not shy about telling people about the build problems via forums, blogs etc etc. That is why we always find out about the problems fairly quickly.

I must admit that my first gen MBP is a bit shoddy and the screen is warped (i.e. not flush to the case when shut).

By: mahonyWeb

mahonyWeb — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:37:58 +0000

Apple’s design is fine, their build quality?! Hmm, not so sure…

I’ve had to send back for repair all but a couple of our 10-or-so Apple computers, and I hear that the displays currently installed in the new iMac’s are not the quality you’d hope or expect.

The Powerbook/MBP design is hardly new, but it’s still a lot fresher than all of its competitors and some would say has improved with age. Lets hope their build quality improves with age too…