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Apple Has Lost My Respect | Interactive Storytelling Tools for Writers | Chris Crawford

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I have been a fan of Apple since 1984; I bought one of the first Macintosh’s. I don’t know how many Macs I’ve bought over the years: Mac, Fat Mac, Mac Plus, Mac IIx, and maybe six or eight more. I’ve used every operating system and all the basic Mac software for nearly forty years. During this time, I’ve been a strong advocate for Macs. I found the Mac design philosophy much superior to the soulless dreck coming out of Microsoft. Mac software had verve and creative energy. It infected the community; the software for the Mac during the last century was more innovative, more playful, and always easier to use. But something has gone wrong at Apple in the last few years. I don’t know what it is; all I know is that Apple is screwing up in ways unlike anything I have seen in forty years. This is not the Apple I know. Part of the appeal of Mac software was its graphic design. Apple stuff LOOKED nice. But over the last few years, Apple has been on a crusade to de-prettify its graphics. I don’t

Apple Has Lost My Respect | Interactive Storytelling Tools for Writers | Chris Crawford Licensing for this website's design: --> Interactive Storytelling Tools for Writers Site Navigation [Skip] Home Library Personal Site Map Contact Form Apple Has Lost My Respect << The Mayan Algorithm Technology Verb Riot >> October 17th, 2021 I have been a fan of Apple since 1984; I bought one of the first Macintosh’s. I don’t know how many Macs I’ve bought over the years: Mac, Fat Mac, Mac Plus, Mac IIx, and maybe six or eight more. I’ve used every operating system and all the basic Mac software for nearly

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