On OS X Even Kernel Panics are Stylish

August 15, 2008 in Apple

As part of an article about the top 10 usability highs of Mac OS X, Juul Coolen has noted that even kernel panics looks nice:

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A funny but still nice example of Apple’s attention to detail. On the rare occasions when Mac crashes, it still does so in a respectable manner. Usability-wise it’s not perfect, since it doesn’t let the user know what went wrong and only asks the user to reboot the system. Still, beautiful and elegant.