There’s one small thing I wish apple would bring back

[Jonathan.T.Harpur]

I remember when I first saw my frist iMac and I thught it looked like a masterpiece and how it stud out in the store it was the all white models

I remember looking at it and thinking this what inavasion looks liked

I feel that the Macs today just blend in and don’t stick out any more but that my view what’s urs

 

[exoticSpice]

I feel that the Macs today just blend in and don’t stick out any more but that my view what’s urs

Have you seen the new M1 iMac? Is does not blend in but rather stands out.

 

[Jonathan.T.Harpur]

I still thing the white is more elagent

 

[exoticSpice]

I still thing the white is more elagent

well this is the closest u can get right now

 

[thv]

The silver and the newer iMac colors very much stand out as Apple/unique imo. Silver iPhone looks white. They've kept the idea but made it look more expensive, the picture you posted looks very plastic

 

[MajorFubar]

Actually I thought the white Macbooks looked cheap and plastic. I was a much much bigger fan of the black versions.

 

[xxray]

Have you seen the new M1 iMac? Is does not blend in but rather stands out.

well this is the closest u can get right now

I never realized how stunning the current iMacs are. Wow!

 

[Jonathan.T.Harpur]

If they give us a white Matt finish but I do like the silver of the old intel just worked on a old white one over the weekend and I just remembered how much I liked the design back then

 

[w5jck]

Hmmm, funny me, I always buy a Mac model based on its capability to get the jobs done I need it to do. Form means a little, but at the end of the day I'm going for function and don't really care about form all that much. My Macs are tools, not show pieces to park in the driveway to impress the neighbors...

 

[Jonathan.T.Harpur]

I use my macs and there high spaces just saying I liked the white design that all and like to see come back in some forum 😊

 

[eltoslightfoot]

I remember when I first saw my frist iMac and I thught it looked like a masterpiece and how it stud out in the store it was the all white models

I remember looking at it and thinking this what inavasion looks liked

I feel that the Macs today just blend in and don’t stick out any more but that my view what’s urs

I still have this somewhere. Love this look.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

I remember when I first saw my frist iMac and I thught it looked like a masterpiece and how it stud out in the store it was the all white models

I remember looking at it and thinking this what inavasion looks liked

I feel that the Macs today just blend in and don’t stick out any more but that my view what’s urs

There are some things to keep in mind here.

First, inavasion (innovation?) can be defined as a new idea that leads to a breakthrough in its own field. Innovation is not what looks pleasing, but if it were linked to aesthetics it would be about the process that generated that aesthetic.

In the case of the 'white' Macs - the iMac G4, MacBooks - the white polycarbonates were actually a knee-jerk reaction to the over saturation of transparent plastics and 'jelly bean' designs that eventually plagued consumer electronics in the early 2000s. They looked special because, like the iMac G3 and iBooks before them, there was nothing else out there like them.

But the devices of that 1997-2005 era all suffered from a variety of problems, to varying extents; the plastics cracked, they didn't transfer heat passively, easily got scratched, creaked, had to be assembled from multiple components (increasing the manufacturing process and making the devices less strong) and - most importantly - they were not environmentally friendly.

The move to aluminium and glass had its own effect that you describe - the products stood out and were like nothing else out there. If the Mac Studio were released today, it would have a similar effect, yet because we are accustomed to these materials there is no element of surprise.

In truth, this is functional design at its best. Apple is now creating Mac products that service utility before aesthetic, and that is more important when serving the needs of specific market segments. The new 24" iMac is a great example of this, because not only does everything defer to the display, but the range of colours and slim profile are designed to to be a happy, positive addition to a home or office.

 

[theorist9]

Hmmm, funny me, I always buy a Mac model based on its capability to get the jobs done I need it to do. Form means a little, but at the end of the day I'm going for function and don't really care about form all that much. My Macs are tools, not show pieces to park in the driveway to impress the neighbors...

Come on, just because you're buying something for function doesn't mean you can't also care about looks. The one doesn't preclude the other.

In addition, often those who would like something to have a pleasing look aren't doing it for others, but just to please themselves. For instance, suppose you decided to turn one of your rooms into a study/library. According to your view, since something that uses shelves like these (just more of them, so you have room for all your books):

...is just as functional as something like this:

...or this:

...if one concerns themselves with the difference they're just being superficial. And you, of course, woudn't care which of these three (or any other design) your home library was, so long as they were equally functional, right?