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The distinctive color and shape of the iBook says something about the user. I like the fact that you can't ignore me when I pull out my iBook on the bus and go to work. And the attention it receives at meetings where I use it has all been positive. People want to touch it, and try it out.

Mark Newhouse, Web Designer

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The iBook is different. It has been designed to be handled roughly, by young people. And even though I'm sure many people would say that mature individuals should be able to handle a sophisticated machine without damaging it, I am positive that the mere idea that one has to be careful is psychologically responsible for the user more or less retreating from the machine.

Eolake Stobblehouse, macCreator.com (Link: Wayback Machine)

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Is it possible to fall in love with a computer ? Oh, Yes. Oh, Yes. Sure it is.

Jeff Goldblum, Schauspieler

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And this is the back (of the iBook) which is even more beautiful than the front of the other guy's computers.

Steve Jobs, Apple ceo

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The iBook has been designed to encourage users to touch it. The use of curved surfaces and rubberized materials give it an intimate, tactile feel.

Jonathan Ive, iBook designer (Link: Wayback Machine)

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Do a little homework, roll up your sleeves, then let me have it in rebuttal as I pronounce my Blueberry FireWire G3 iBook 366 the best Mac laptop of all time

John Nemerovski, mymac.com (Link:Wayback Machine)