A New York Times article, as noted by MacSurfer, discusses the value of “good looks,” taking a look at the demise of the Power Mac G4 Cube and extending the importance of aesthetics to other products. “Sometimes the coolest of the cool just can’t survive the heat. With 20/20 hindsight, it is easy to see that the pricey Cube was doomed. But nobody knew that a year ago.”
