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Re:If you aren’t embarrassed by v1.0 you didn’t release it e... by bitwize on Tuesday January 26, 2010 @02:09PM (#1078473)
Macintosh System 1.0 was AWESOME.

Even Mac OS X doesn't match it in terms of usability.

If you're not willing to put polish on your 1.0 product, YOU FAIL IT.

Re:If you aren’t embarrassed by v1.0 you didn’t release it e... by ryanwaggoner on Tuesday January 26, 2010 @02:22PM (#1078508)
Counterpoint: Microsoft's (and Google's) products are hardly perfect when released, and has a bigger market cap than Apple (and Google is close).

And to take it even further, you're cherry-picking. Apple's products are usually polished, but not always. MobileMe? Or their first product:

http://www.landsnail.com/apple/local/design/images/computers...