Apple’s Most Questionable Design Decisions in Recent Memory

Apple has always emphasized the depth of thought that goes into the design of its products. In the foreword to Designed by Apple in California , a photo book released by the company in 2016, Jony Ive explains how the company strives “to define objects that appear effortless” and “so simple, coherent and inevitable that there could be no rational alternative.” 1. Magic Mouse 2 In an oft-queried decision, Apple opted to put the charging port on the underside of the Magic Mouse 2, suggesting to many that it had sacrificed usability for design. Arguably, Apple could have located the port on the front edge of the mouse, like most other wired and wireless mice, which would have allowed users to charge it while using it at the same time. But no. In April 2021, six years later, Apple announced the latest iMac , which boasts various neat functional design tweaks over its predecessors, like the Ethernet port in the charging brick, for instance. The Magic Mouse 2 comes included with the new iMacs and even sports several colors to match the all-in-one machines, but Apple still expects users to flip over their mouse and plug in a Lightning cable,… Read full this story

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