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Re:The Next Microsoft by exDM69 on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @04:31AM (#4198347)
A couple of guys from my uni did the same with Apple. They designed a whole new UI design for a touchscreen device. They sent it to Apple and it eventually reached Steve J. who politely said their design sucks.
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Re:The Next Microsoft by adaml_623 on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @07:00AM (#4198819)
Was the feedback from Jobs, 'Not to my taste' or 'This is what's wrong with your design' or 'Not where Apple wants to do' or 'It sucks'?

Chinese whispers is a sad thing when it turns a potential insight into an anecdote.

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Re:The Next Microsoft by exDM69 on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @07:04AM (#4198833)
Don't really know the specifics on the response. But the best part for the guys was probably getting feedback from Steve Jobs, even if it was negative. Probably a good learning experience.
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