20年来12大最具影响力的个人科技产品
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span>, <span word="after">after</span> 22 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reviewing">reviewing</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p>为《华尔街日报》评测科技类消费品22年后，这是我的最后一篇专栏文章。</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>-<span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reviewed">reviewed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="narrowing">narrowing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subjective">subjective</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span>.</p><p>所以我想来谈谈过去20年我评测过的12个最具影响力的个人科技产品。很显然，从这个最富活力的现代产业所生产的五花八门的产品中挑选出12个，这是个很主观的看法，别人也许会有不同意见。</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hits">hits</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="blockbusters">blockbusters</span>, <span word="financially">financially</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outright">outright</span> <span word="flop">flop</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p>虽然大多数产品都一窜而红，但有几个却叫好不叫座，有一个更是一败涂地。在这里，我来讲讲我的两个标准。</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guiding">guiding</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="column">column</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1991: '<span word="Personal">Personal</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>.'</p><p>首先，产品要能提高易用性，能为普通消费者增添价值。这也正是我1991年第一篇专栏文章中头一句话所提出的指导原则：个人电脑太难用了，这不是你们的错。</p>
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