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Functionality vs. design: is there no balance today?

Functionality vs. design: is there no balance today?

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The latest from Ctrl-Walt-Delete

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Walt’s column this week discusses the balance between design and functionality in tech today. This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, Walt and Nilay discuss the products and companies where the balance may be wrong, with more in favor of design. The duo also bring up the state of gadgets and whether or not there is a gadget apocalypse approaching.

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