Comments on: Steve Jobs: Design & The Washing Machine http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/ Internet Entrepreneur, Public Speaker, Blogger Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:09:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: rongsak http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-10336 rongsak Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:27:10 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-10336 thankyouforgoodarticle thankyouforgoodarticle

]]> By: Diederik http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9641 Diederik Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:56:54 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9641 Hi Boris, Your feedburner feed still isn't working. As a matter of fact it doesn't give any of your feeds anymore since you said you're going to fix it..... Hi Boris,
Your feedburner feed still isn’t working. As a matter of fact it doesn’t give any of your feeds anymore since you said you’re going to fix it…..

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9638 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:50:02 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9638 Thanks Jasper! Going to fix it right away! Thanks Jasper! Going to fix it right away!

]]> By: Jasper http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9637 Jasper Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:45:22 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9637 @Boris: Did you notice there's something wrong with your Feedburner-feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheInternetEntrepreneur It's not updated since you mentioned the name "Steve Jobs" @Boris: Did you notice there’s something wrong with your Feedburner-feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/Th.....trepreneur
It’s not updated since you mentioned the name “Steve Jobs”

]]> By: mark hoekstra http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9631 mark hoekstra Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:47:40 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9631 >I suppose the moral of the story is: want good design? Become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company first and you can afford it. I guess you're missing the point here. First of all, imho you don't need (a lot of) money to take the time (two weeks(!)) to discuss the various trade-offs of the purchase decisions you make. If you're not looking around, chances are slim you will find good design, no matter how fat your wallet is. Next to that, people with money *and* taste are quite rare imho. And then, since when is Miele this unaffordable, millionaires only brand? It's expensive, but well, all I can say is, we used to have a Miele washing machine at my parents house and it lasted for 25 years or such... ^_^ >I suppose the moral of the story is: want good design? Become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company first and you can afford it.

I guess you’re missing the point here. First of all, imho you don’t need (a lot of) money to take the time (two weeks(!)) to discuss the various trade-offs of the purchase decisions you make. If you’re not looking around, chances are slim you will find good design, no matter how fat your wallet is. Next to that, people with money *and* taste are quite rare imho.

And then, since when is Miele this unaffordable, millionaires only brand? It’s expensive, but well, all I can say is, we used to have a Miele washing machine at my parents house and it lasted for 25 years or such… ^_^

]]> By: Mr Roberto http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9629 Mr Roberto Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:37:43 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9629 Jobs buys Miele appliances. That speaks volumes about Apple's strategy vis-a-vis design and price. Mr Jobs, Miele is out of the price range of even most Europeans, let alone Americans. I suppose the moral of the story is: want good design? Become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company first and you can afford it. Jobs buys Miele appliances. That speaks volumes about Apple’s strategy vis-a-vis design and price. Mr Jobs, Miele is out of the price range of even most Europeans, let alone Americans. I suppose the moral of the story is: want good design? Become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company first and you can afford it.

]]> By: brock http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9628 brock Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:48:03 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9628 I design things for a living. What constantly drives me crazy is that most of the stuff you buy or look at is just not thought out. Not at all. Its almost like the people that create and manufacture it never use it or test it first. Design really isn't that difficult if you constantly look at what you are doing like a user would. Of course, proper aesthetics is the time consuming part. Keeping it simple separates the men from the boys. That is what Apple and others like Miele that Jobs mentioned are particularly good at. We have a saying "Good enough, never is." Unfortunately in this day and age, most people never take note of this mantra. Just the opposite. I design things for a living. What constantly drives me crazy is that most of the stuff you buy or look at is just not thought out. Not at all. Its almost like the people that create and manufacture it never use it or test it first.

Design really isn’t that difficult if you constantly look at what you are doing like a user would. Of course, proper aesthetics is the time consuming part. Keeping it simple separates the men from the boys.

That is what Apple and others like Miele that Jobs mentioned are particularly good at. We have a saying “Good enough, never is.” Unfortunately in this day and age, most people never take note of this mantra. Just the opposite.

]]> By: Abdur-Rahman Advany http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9627 Abdur-Rahman Advany Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:53:13 +0000 http://bomega.com/2007/10/21/steve-jobs-design-the-washing-machine/#comment-9627 Good story, but is good design is really difficult to make. How do you balance function and form. And how do you decide what function to include and what not. I still find it a very difficult concept to grasp. Good story, but is good design is really difficult to make. How do you balance function and form. And how do you decide what function to include and what not. I still find it a very difficult concept to grasp.

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