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Yes, it's a "No True Scotsman variation" that takes into account the fact that a particular company gives TONS of attention to detail, builds lots of internal prototypes, and values usability and good industrial design ("how it works") greatly.

The fact that you don't know if something specific happened does not mean that you cannot reason about the high possibility of it happening given the historical information you have available.

Given what we know about Apple, Ives et al, what exactly do you believe of the two:

1) Apple picked the dimensions at random or without thought 2) Apple studied to find the best compromise for the device's dimensions



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