Comment Re:Beats? BEATS? (Score 1) 188
Beats takes analog audio hardware that hasn't changed since the 70s, sprinkles fairy design dust on it, and sells it for big money. What better model for Apple's transistor & software business?
I was going to object to your outright dismissal of design and how important it is to good (or sometimes just popular) products. But then I remembered that this is slashdot.
Hint: The failure of Linux to make inroads on the desktop is due to the exact same reason: the elevation of engineering above everything else.
(And yes, I too am an engineer).