Opinion| Why the new Apple Mac mini shifts focus back on simplicity and makes computers fun again
In my opinion, a few days ago, I continued a ritual I’ve followed for years: spending time with a vintage Mac over the weekend. Every week, I choose a Mac from my extensive Apple collection and spend a day with it.
This time, it was the turn of my iMac G4, one of the most unusual Macs Apple has ever made. As I inserted Abbey Road by The Beatles into the G4’s CD tray and began listening to the album, I paused, staring at the Mac.
I couldn’t help but wonder if Apple would ever return to making a Mac with a bold design — or at least experiment with something different in this era.
Just a day or two later, Apple announced a Mac mini with a smaller design, as compact as an Apple TV streaming box. It was an exciting news. Why, you may ask?
The answer is simple: after so many years, Apple has finally released a Mac with an interesting design aimed at the everyday user.
It reminded me of how Apple did something similar with the iMac G3 and later models when Steve Jobs returned to the company, focusing on creating entry-level home computers with different designs and new form factors for ordinary people.
