"Steve Jobs’ vision for Apple, repeated in yesterday’s keynote address, posits that the company operates at the intersection between technology and the liberal arts. I think it’s reasonable to regard fine typography as falling within that mandate, but unfortunately, they are falling short of that promise. Building a great display for typography without building great typographic tools is a dereliction of duty."

Subtraction.com: Better Screen, Same Typography

Khoi Vinh blames Apple for not bringing better typographic controls to iPhone4. His example certainly does prove a point. The typeset looks terrible on the book. 

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