>start up that very calculator to do some quick calculations.
I suspect that had more to do with purity of work flow - I often open up a second python shell to do math in so I won't have to scroll the stuff I'm working on off the screen.
>I also believe that metaphors can sometimes continue to live past the time they should be expired due to sheer laziness.
How so? It's obviously not laziness in this case - there are dozens of alternatives developed, and Apple is particularly good about making conscious decisions about interfaces. I can't debate that statement in the literal sense (obviously they "can sometimes"), but I don't think it applies here - they left the calculator app as-is because presenting a familiar interface to the majority of users is more important for their experience (and therefore Apple's bottom line).
I suspect that had more to do with purity of work flow - I often open up a second python shell to do math in so I won't have to scroll the stuff I'm working on off the screen.
>I also believe that metaphors can sometimes continue to live past the time they should be expired due to sheer laziness.
How so? It's obviously not laziness in this case - there are dozens of alternatives developed, and Apple is particularly good about making conscious decisions about interfaces. I can't debate that statement in the literal sense (obviously they "can sometimes"), but I don't think it applies here - they left the calculator app as-is because presenting a familiar interface to the majority of users is more important for their experience (and therefore Apple's bottom line).