Colored notebooks
from the IBM-announces-colored-notebooks----who-cares? dept
Ok, so now everyone is into the colored computer market. Who really cares? Why do I care if the computer on my desk is purple or beige? It's a tool, not a date. Why not focus on making technology easier to use, instead of easier to look at?
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Just cause you have no taste
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Looks are part of system acceptability
the visual/physical outlook plays several
important roles in affecting the systems
overall acceptability and hence usefulness.
Some people have a mental block that
ugly beige loud boxes are evil and will
get broken if approached. This prejudice
can partly be overtaken with industrial
design.
Furthermore, some people will not accept
things to they environment that are ugly
or somehow not outwardly pleasing to
their likes. These people are making
iMac the success it is.
Furthermore, it could be argued that
GOOD industrial design does NOT only
affect the appearance of a computer
box, but it's usability. That's why
I think it's refreshing that ACTUAL
professional industrial designers
are also now designing computer boxes
and not just guys with propellers
on their hats (although they make
good casing too, but not for ALL
and EVERY purpose).
So, chill and enjoy the variety....
Regards,
Samu Mielonen
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Re: Looks are part of system acceptability
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Lockin!
mentioned the obvious reason why colours matter; colour coordination.
Look at audio components as an example. You can get them in black, but more and more manufacturers are adding customized colours (my Marantz SR-18 is "Champagne"). No other manufacturer that I know of has this same colour, so if I want to buy an amp, colour suddenly enters the equation and Marantz has the advantage.
Maybe the question to ask is, are colours patentable?
MB
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Re: Looks are part of system acceptability
Dan: Chill out. People have different opinions. Just because you don't see the neatness of having different colors for computers doesnt mean every other person on the entire planet is a frikkin idiot if they happen to like it. Don't be such an ass.
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...cars?
you see any beige cars?
yet car is also a tool..
I hope you get my point.
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Re:black colored components
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Re: Looks are part of system acceptability
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Do you ask why color matters when you bought your cellphone or ipod. Its not like people are buying computers based only on their color, its function first then color.
Its just a way to customize your gadget.
Some ask why....I say why not.
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