{"id":42306,"date":"2026-03-16T23:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=42306"},"modified":"2026-03-16T23:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:40:20","slug":"think-different-a-poem-and-song-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/think-different-a-poem-and-song-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"THINK DIFFERENT? &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/think-different-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/think-different-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/think-different-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/think-different-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>THINK DIFFERENT?<\/p>\n<p>by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill's Bible Basics Poetry and Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11-08-2025<\/p>\n<p>Apple no longer thinks different,<br \/>\nDoes it really even think at all?<br \/>\nWhen I look at the user interface,<br \/>\nI bang my head against the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Design decisions Apple made,<br \/>\nReally leave me so perplexed,<br \/>\nThings don\u2019t make any sense,<br \/>\nMan, I just feel so really vexed.<\/p>\n<p>Now take the hard drive icon,<br \/>\nIt was shiny, metallic &amp; bright<br \/>\nBut as for that dull new thing,<br \/>\nI wish it would just take flight.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s also Disk Utility,<br \/>\nIt had a stethoscope &amp; drive,<br \/>\nNew icon lacks imagination,<br \/>\nOff a cliff it should take a dive.<\/p>\n<p>So turning to Apple\u2019s Mail app,<br \/>\nAgain I\u2019m scratching my head,<br \/>\nArchive &amp; Trash side-by-side,<br \/>\nApart would be better instead.<\/p>\n<p>Next, all the rounded corners.<br \/>\nThey serve no function at all,<br \/>\nWas Apple sleeping on the job?<br \/>\nThat was not a very smart call.<\/p>\n<p>Apple, tell me what\u2019s going on,<br \/>\nYou were once so cutting edge,<br \/>\nBut with the release of Tahoe,<br \/>\nYou are standing on the ledge.<\/p>\n<p>Your grapes have all gone sour,<br \/>\nYou\u2019re not making a good wine,<br \/>\nMove fast and fix the situation,<br \/>\nOr stand at the end of the line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem THINK DIFFERENT? by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 11-08-2025 Apple no longer thinks different, Does it really even think at all? When I look at the user interface, I bang my head against the wall. 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