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by brandall10 764 days ago
The point isn't about utility, it's about aesthetics - it's about how the product is finished. What you use in the back should be the same as elsewhere.
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formerly_proven 764 days ago
Even furniture from The Old Masters doesn’t have beautiful veneered back panels, but plain, unfinished boards.
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brandall10 763 days ago
Sure, but I'm just explaining Steve's reasoning here. People are saying it's a bad analogy without understanding what he's actually saying.
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jodrellblank 763 days ago
On the back of the Mona Lisa should be ... another Mona Lisa?
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