Title: An unexpected disappointment
Product review: I really wanted to recommend this book -- a rare account of engineering efforts undertook to create Apple Newton - but I cannot do it with clear conscience. On the surface, "Defying gravity" should easily repeat the success of many stories of the birth of the Macintosh. But there's something wrong about this book, something that -- excuse the bad pun -- defies description. Maybe it is the strange format? Or plain ugly visual design? Maybe it's the peculiar page numbering scheme? Perhaps the stories are less captivating, and the photos too artistic? Might be all of that. However, the most important complaint is that, save for two little photos, there's absolutely no information about Newton's unique GUI. The book glosses over the countless difficult decisions that must have been faced during its inception, instead focusing on yet another Newton stage presentation during yet another computer trade show. Pity.
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