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Apple's industrial design team was great when Steve Jobs was alive. After his passing the team hasn't produced anything good. Take Homepod for example. It is an amorphous blob. Google Home has a better industrial design, and so does every single Bose speaker. Apple's industrial design team is coasting on the reputation built during the Jobs years; their current work is crap.

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I actually like the design of the homepod, it's quite clever.

The apple watch being held together by glue vs interlocking plate or screws although is something I don't like. It makes the water resistance fail when you are in a hot situation, like a hot sunny day, a warm shower or a hot tub.

As someone who’s wearing an Apple Watch and listening to AirPods, I’m inclined to disagree that Apple’s ID is resting on their laurels.

Agreed. Just picked up my first Watch (S4) and it’s probably the most successfully “Apple-y” Apple product I’ve used for a long time (meant as a compliment!). Beautifully designed hardware and the combination of thoughtful software and hardware design has created a device that enhances your day to day life with useful functionality and keeps an eye on your fitness without being intrusive, annoying or addictive. I like it much more than I expected to.

I also think iPhone X and the new iPad Pro are fantastic pieces of design. As someone who used the iPad for music software, I really wish they hadn’t got rid of the headphone socket, but otherwise it’s a very well designed device.

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