>For my taste saying that the Mac is like symphony or a painting is going a bit
>too far. It's primarily a tool, a means to an end.
>It's like having a violin rather than a cheese grater to play a symphony on."
the author means here than for Apple, it cares to do a BETTER computer. as an artist want to do a better paint
you can speak of violin, we could say Apple is like the stradivarius of computers. if you want to follow his arguments.
I do think computers are tools. but the tools can be perfected, liked and in the end be marvelous. A tool matters too.
by oomu — Dec 21
>too far. It's primarily a tool, a means to an end.
>It's like having a violin rather than a cheese grater to play a symphony on."
the author means here than for Apple, it cares to do a BETTER computer. as an artist want to do a better paint
you can speak of violin, we could say Apple is like the stradivarius of computers. if you want to follow his arguments.
I do think computers are tools. but the tools can be perfected, liked and in the end be marvelous. A tool matters too.