Originally Posted by ysss I think there's an inversely proportional relationship between the 'magic' and the perceived 'power' that conventional linux users crave. The 'magic' that Apple has repeatedly demonstrated has to do with making computing simpler and reimplementing real world objects\workflows\analogs into their interface design (to make things more intuitive) - both of which are generally shunned by power users. The true engineering achievement will be in reconciling the "magic" and the "power". The common assumption is that both are not compatible, which is plain out wrong.
I think there's an inversely proportional relationship between the 'magic' and the perceived 'power' that conventional linux users crave. The 'magic' that Apple has repeatedly demonstrated has to do with making computing simpler and reimplementing real world objects\workflows\analogs into their interface design (to make things more intuitive) - both of which are generally shunned by power users.