On: Being Steve Jobs's Boss

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Apple can do engineering, Google cannot design.

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I remember back in the day http://google.com was touted as masterpiece of design.

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I disagree. Chrome, Gmail, Google search, etc.

Very broadly, Google's product aren't as minimalist as Apple's because they want to appeal to power users and techies as well as your mom and dad. That doesn't mean they can't design.