Steve Jobs & Apple
I usually keep my mouth shut when people hate, but to hate on a guy that just died is whack. Yes, Apple products are overpriced. Yes, Apple products are fetishized beyond reason. Yes, their hardware matches up to models priced a thousand dollars less. And more recently, yes, that 4S release was damn underwhelming.
But at the end of the day, he and Apple proved that design is an integral part of what makes a business successful. I am truly grateful for what Steve Jobs has done for professional designers—given them worth in a public context.
