Ron Schenone

Apple Gets It: ‘Keep It Simple, Stupid’ – Or Is It ‘Keep ‘Em Stupid, It’s Simple?’

Posted by on Aug 22, 2010 | 2 Comments

I was reading an article over at PC World in which it criticized Google for developing two operating systems. The writer wanted to convince the reader that having Chrome and Android would confuse the consumer. At the conclusion of the article was this:

Apple gets it: Keep it simple, stupid.

My first thought was that the article must have been written by an Apple fan-boy, who forgot to bring  his objectivity with him. It was this comment  that said it all:

“Apple gets it: Keep it simple, stupid.”

I believe you meant to say, Apple gets it: Keep ‘em stupid, it’s simple.

Not every body on the planet is as inherently brainwashed and tech illiterate as your average Apple consumer. Google doesn’t really want to focus Android on the tablet/netbook/umpc middle ground. They much rather keep it on smartphones and be able to tailor a better system for their ad delivery services. They have been saying for a very long time now that the Chrome os is being targeted at the in between devices like netbooks/tablets and that it is geared toward a cloud based approach. Chrome is an in between os for in between devices. What I really want to know is what Chrome will be capable of and what hardware specifically it is made to run on. I can only assume x86 at this point. I want to see Chrome have the ability to run Linux software in addition to Cloud apps.

The comment hits the nail right on the head. Smart-phones will get Android and Tablet get Chrome OS.

What do you think?

Comments welcome.

Source – PC World

  • http://alphaila.com Dario D.

    I agree with this.
    Also, yeah, Apple tends to unnecessarily *stupidify* some of its products, so, I agree with that guy’s observation, “Keep ‘em stupid, it’s simple”. While Apple might push the idea that we don’t NEED anything beyond dead-simple interfaces sometimes, I think we’ve had plenty enough time to realize that overzealous simplicity often starts to feel more like *limitation*. (especially if you’ve seen things that do it better, at least functionality-wise) This coming from a PC/Mac/iPod Touch user, btw…

    It’s a complicated issue, though, and it isn’t easy to know exactly what angle to approach from, so I certainly don’t blame the PC World writer for going with that one. (and, who knows, maybe WE’RE wrong)

    Plus, I just want more operating systems out there. :) I think it’s good for the tech world.

  • Paddy Gordon

    Apple have iOS and OS X