The keyboard thing is a nice example. The entire notebook line was affected (infected?) by a less-then design. That shouldn’t have happened because it wasn’t a superior take on things. Yet, somehow, everyone was asked/expected to pretend otherwise for quite a while.
That they went back to what was in place before is them saying “yeah, we kinda botched this”. But that, big picture, is a good thing, that they’re not so arrogant and bull-headed that they’re still being used, mucking up an otherwise great product. The notebooks got better when they (finally) realized “maybe what was in place before was a more reliable design”.
Misfires count too. It’s how long they stick around that matters.
If Ive were still around and running things, I honestly don’t know if they would’ve made that change. I have real doubts on that.
Someday we’re going to get the full story on his departure. I guarantee you it wasn’t as amicable and voluntary as has been presented. I think some ultimatums and questioning were involved, and someone got mad, took his ball and went home.
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