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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Sep 2012

    I just feel like I’m falling out of love with Apple’s design and I just don’t know who else is out there to replace that inspiration.

    1:32 PM - 12 Sep 2012
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    • Aral Kizilkaya G.L.O.R.I.A Nasensteg Advancer Joe Villanueva Jannis Gundermann Sebastiaan Luca 🤖 Andrii Cecilio C. Tamarit  John C. Bland II ✊
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      2. Rob Rix‎‏ @rob_rix 12 Sep 2012
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Time to inspire yourself.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Sep 2012
        Replying to @rob_rix

        @rob_rix :)

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      4. Rob Rix‎‏ @rob_rix 12 Sep 2012
        Replying to @aral

        @aral It occurs to me that tone doesn’t translate well in text. I meant it sincerely: you are skilled, and you can push your boundaries.

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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 13 Sep 2012
        Replying to @rob_rix

        @rob_rix Oh, I got it; I liked the sentiment (and thank-you for the kind words) :)

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      6. Rob Rix‎‏ @rob_rix 13 Sep 2012
        Replying to @aral

        @aral glad it came through. I tend to fear that I come off as sardonic. So what would you build?

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      2. Jonathan Stark  🥋‏ @jonathanstark 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral Have you watched Downton Abbey?

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 13 Sep 2012
        Replying to @jonathanstark

        @jonathanstark Should I? :)

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      2. Matt Gemmell‏Verified account @mattgemmell 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral Any particular reasons?

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Sep 2012
        Replying to @mattgemmell

        @mattgemmell Gut. Feels like they’re pushing features; playing catch up—never felt that before. Loss of purity in the design.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Stefan Richter‏ @stefanrichter 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral Check out the icons on the new nano. You'll love them.

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      1. Mark Power‏ @markpower 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral I know exactly what you mean. It just feels to me that we’re now simply fobbed off with little changes dressed up as “Wow!”.

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      1. Dave Kirk‏ @crocofdev 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral to me the seem stuck, almost scared to move away from all that was Jobs! It's understandable but worrying!

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      2. Tom Morris  🏳️‍🌈‏ @tommorris 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral I like the physical design of Apple products now. They are getting mature. My MacBook Air is leaps and bounds on previous Mac laptops.

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      3. Grand Moff Darth Salt REACTIONS ARCHIVED TO MY SITE‏ @BarnabyWalters 12 Sep 2012
        Replying to @tommorris

        @tommorris @aral Love their computer design, a little unsure about their mobile devices and software at the mo :/

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      1. Saqib Shaikh‏ @saqibs 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral Agree: I love the iPhone for being the most accessible phone by a million miles - but I'm struggling to justify the price this time...

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      1. robert turrall‏ @robert_t 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral yep. don't rule out windows phone, although it's a different approach and different aesthetic.

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      1. Kevin Hoctor‏ @kevinhoctor 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral We may need to have an intervention if this continues. O_o

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      1. Ankit Aggarwal‏ @structAnkit 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral The thing I hate is their skeuomorphic design. Tape player in the recording app? Half of iOS users don’t know what tapes are!

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      1. Life = short & uncertain‏ @lxvg 12 Sep 2012
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        @aral That’s the problem with design: it’s a feeling and no science. Or is it something else that bothers you about the 5?

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