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Review for “Welcome to Macintosh”

"Engineer's are retarded. They have some kind of brain damage that allows them to not have social skills so that they could concentrate long enough to write code. But it's a disease. That's why I had to quite. I mean, I'm like an engineer in recovery. I don't want to write code anymore. It just makes you retarded. I mean, get a girlfriend, get a life," as said by Jim Reekes. His opinion by Engineer's was not said to be offensive, it was just a quote of humor. This quote was found in the documentary of the company Apple. The documentary is called "Welcome to Macintosh."

Interviews were recorded of well-known workers of Apple. Well, that’s if you know a good amount of information about Apple. Personally, I don’t focus much on computer industries. When the video expressed “awe” of the workers, I was found a bit puzzled. I didn’t understand the importance of these workers. Even after a nice explanation of whom took what role, the only men that caught my interest in Macintosh were the starters, Steven Wozinak and Steve Jobs.

This documentary showed interviews of Wayne Bibbens, Vince Briel, Charles DeVore, Richard Halsey, Andy Hertzfeld, Andrew Hudgins, Leander Kahney, Guy Kawasaki, Steve Kret, John Moltz, Jim Reekes, Simon Tarr, Ron Wayne, and Wayne Wenzlaff. Of all these interviewees listed, Guy Kawasaki and Jim Reekes had the most entertaining answers to the questions that were asked.

“Welcome to Macintosh” did show some interesting parts, such as the troubles it went through to be what it is today. I did not expect it to have so many flaws as it explained. The Apple Industry has shown a significant growth in industry, which was an interesting fact to know. The interviewers also asked the interviewees what they would think about someone trying to fulfill Steve Jobs part in the industry. The answers were pretty interesting. If you want to know what their response was, take a look at the movie!

Is the price of this short documentary worth paying for? My opinion varies. Hardcore Apple fans may take this opinion into consideration. If you know as much as the process of Macs and the struggles, this documentary would only be repeating the facts you already consist of. If you have no current knowledge of Macintosh, you may be interested in some of the information provided, but warning. This film may bore you!

Credits

Reviewed by Fred Showker for the User Group Network News Service. (C) 2009, all rights reserved. Affiliate groups may freely republish this piece so long as they include the tag line: "From the User Group Network News Service at http://www.user-groups.net/ " ... Event dates are subject to change. Some products, programs, or promotions are not available outside the U.S. Prices are estimated retail prices and are listed in U.S. dollars. Product specifications are subject to change. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, Power Mac, Velocity Engine, FireWire, AirPort, Safari, Sherlock, QuickTime, iLife, iTunes, iChat, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iCal and Apple Store are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Mention of third-party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither a recommendation nor an endorsement.

Interviewees

• Wayne Bibbens
• Vince Briel
• Charles DeVore
• Richard Halsey
• Andy Hertzfeld
• Andrew Hudgins
• Leander Kahney
• Guy Kawasaki
• Steve Kret
• John Moltz
• Jim Reekes
• Simon Tarr
• Ron Wayne
• Wayne Wenzlaff

Running time
83 minutes.

Rating
Not rated.