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Originally Posted by techweenie
... Then there's the other faction that insists that elegant engineering and design isn't worth a small premium (on a Porsche owners board???!!!)
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Thing is, the premium is justifiable on products which have
complete engineering and design.
All to often (in new products)
style (styling) is pushing function aside. the iPhone is a perfect example of this. The i
PHONE, and it's stylish tiny touch tablet can be a real pain to . .(drumroll) .. make a
Phone call. How is that elegant engineering and design?
Or you can communicate with text. (see red-beards post above).
Maybe use the elegant engineering of EDGE . . .in a 3G world.
Does it have stereo wireless (Blutooth) engineered in, like so many contemporary music playing phones?
Good gawd, you compare this iPhone to the elegant engineering and design of Porsche? What, did you buy a 924 back in the day?
'Styling' (a slick look) does not make 'elegant engineering and design!
'Novelty' (Lobster-claw zoom, for example) does not make 'elegant engineering and design!