Even in contests where the main focus is style, let alone usability, companies still seem to fail to be able to find the hallowed ground on which Apple's products seem to always land. I mean, the bulk of these computers resemble either an uglified Mac Mini, some form of audio device, or are just plain odd. I mean, the runner up looks more loke a room dehumidifier than a computer, it's ugly as sin! For some reason, companies just fail to be able to make nice things in the homogenized, designed by committee world of the modern desktop PC. Even the winner of the contest reminded me of the 20th anniversary Mac with the exception that the latter was likely less easily scratched. I guess it's just safe to say that there are no new ideas, and that it's all been done.
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Even in contests where the main focus is style, let alone usability, companies still seem to fail to be able to find the hallowed ground on which Apple's products seem to always land. I mean, the bulk of these computers resemble either an uglified Mac Mini, some form of audio device, or are just plain odd. I mean, the runner up looks more loke a room dehumidifier than a computer, it's ugly as sin! For some reason, companies just fail to be able to make nice things in the homogenized, designed by committee world of the modern desktop PC. Even the winner of the contest reminded me of the 20th anniversary Mac with the exception that the latter was likely less easily scratched. I guess it's just safe to say that there are no new ideas, and that it's all been done.