Lincoln
8 Mar 2006, 5:09pm
Analyst Michael Greeson takes a look at the Apple remote control and explains why Apple's market dominance is built on innovative simplicity and how the remote control represents this idea. (The article is a lot deeper than the remote control.)
Similarly, Apple's remote control is yet another example of the company's emphasis on designing elegant, easy-to-use solutions. Yes, it's just a remote control. But it's the remote control's banality that makes it such a powerful expression of deeply Apple believes in this vision, what I call the "sophisticated simplicity" strategy. If one looks closely into the remote control, you can almost make out images of Apple's future...
Source: Designtechnica (http://news.designtechnica.com/talkback104.html)
Similarly, Apple's remote control is yet another example of the company's emphasis on designing elegant, easy-to-use solutions. Yes, it's just a remote control. But it's the remote control's banality that makes it such a powerful expression of deeply Apple believes in this vision, what I call the "sophisticated simplicity" strategy. If one looks closely into the remote control, you can almost make out images of Apple's future...
Source: Designtechnica (http://news.designtechnica.com/talkback104.html)