I had an IT job where I got to replace ink in enterprise printers and the tactility was great. I completely understand the convenience of always plugged in and connected drives, but for some media it would be great to have some clicks or tactility when plugging things in, and having more plug and play storage options. I miss the days of plugging in a “thing” which holds a defined media or set of media. Game disks and cartridge support on PC, even if it isn’t practical, would be great to see

wrt Porsche, Apple, and physical buttons:

Porsche makes an Android Auto/Apple Carplay head unit that's compatible with their older cars (including single-DIN for the classics). I always thought it was super cool that they made that as an option for people who wanted to daily drive their 914 without giving up some of the practical benefits of a newer car.

They put out some delightfully cheesy ads with at least some actors who didn't speak English but tried to sound things out phonetically.

I have to agree

Modern Apple is like the bland decorations of today that make houses look more like a hospital than anything else

That Rainbow Apple theme on the cars is just something else. It almost has Nickelodeon levels of enthusiasm

Respect to those handful of timeless brands that have pretty much never changed. Sony is basically the same since the 50s.

> People want personality back:

It's more like people under 30 are nostalgic for an era they never experienced, mostly never even actually existed, and that they can only experience through mindless consumption of plastic gadgets and retro inspired pop culture.

They should make finder’s search function actually work so that you can open apps on the latest release or macOS. Everything else is irrelevant when you are shipping massive UX regressions and bugs.

The absolute, very last complaint that I have with Apple's brand right now is their logos. They can abandon minimalism once they're done worshiping authoritarianism, until then they don't deserve it.

I think now it would be confused with the lgb** flags

Those rainbow colors have a different connotation in popular culture. Not sure if Apple's marketing team would want to take any risks there.

Apple is the best (not perfect!) when it comes to product marketing in the sense of delivering products the market wants. So there is surely a market reason why the iPhone Pro line went highly saturated (and black was conspicuously removed!) while the MacBooks Pro have remained monochrome.

I’m guessing it’s as simple as business users not wanting to flip up a bright orange or deep red lid at a meeting.

Is there?

I walked past a parking lot yesterday and everything was in black, white and silver.

When I bought my house the agent turned up her nose about the wood furnishings instead of "millennial white".

The resale value of macs is one of their selling points, just like cars. Generic colours win. I contend there is no pent up demand.

> What's the argument against it

every cent you invest in the product is taken from your profit.

Got down voted here but I was being serious. That greige colour of early Apple was part of the branding that made room for the colourful logo. These race cars break design rules and look worse for it.

Oh that's why the "Hoonipig" had that livery. I must admit I didn't think much about it's origins, but it was one of my favourite cars to come out of the Hoonigan/Ken Block machine.

edit: on second look, it doesn't seem like the same pink but it is a similar aesthetic. Surely a homage but maybe not as direct as I thought.

Yummy pink pig liver. So livery.

> to take part in a competition, election, etc., and try to win it

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/eng...

FWIW I agree with you, this title made it sound like Porsche was going to file a lawsuit against Apple. Maybe it's a cultural thing but I've never heard "contest" being used this way in American English, at the very least.

Out of the context of racing perhaps, but the 'in' should have made it clear. Maybe if you don't know what Laugna Seca is one might get confused. But then this press release probably isn't aimed at you.

The title reads perfectly fine to me. Especially with the `in` preposition.

Race fans criticize liveries all the time.

Common sense or reading the article would help.

> “We’ve enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Porsche, going back to 1980 when a Porsche race car first carried the Apple logo,” Oliver Schusser, Vice President Apple Music, Sports and Beats, said. “That moment marked the beginning of a shared passion for innovation and creativity that continues to define our collaboration today. As Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary, we’re proud to once again partner with Porsche on a design that pays tribute to that original 1980 livery.”