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They last longer than cheap chairs. We've been in business for six years and every Aeron is literally in mint condition: I challenge anyone to see the difference between the chairs we bought in 2000 and the chairs we bought three months ago. They easily last for ten years. The cheap chairs... more
Reviewed by Noey Nov 06 2007, 07:52am ( 6 reviews ) • joelonsoftware.com
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Rated by brendonboshell on Apr 08 2009, 1:53pm
« They donâ€t hold a candle to Apple Computer, which, with a single Superbowl ad in 1984, managed to cement their position to this day as the countercultural force of freedom against dictatorship, of liberty against oppression, of colors against black and white, of pretty women in bright red shorts against brainwashed men in suits. The implications of this, Iâ€m afraid, are ironically Orwellian: giant corporations manipulating their public image in a way which doesnâ€t even make sense (like, uh, theyâ€re a computer companyâ€"what the hell does that have to do with being against dictatorships?) and successfully creating a culture of identity that has computer shoppers around the world feeling like theyâ€re not just buying a computer, theyâ€re buying into a movement. When you buy an iPod, of course, youâ€re supporting Gandhi against British Colonialism. Every MacBook bought takes a stand against dictatorship and hunger!" »
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Rated by Korayem on Dec 02 2007, 4:13am
From the page: "Nothing is more infuriating than when a developer is told to use a certain programming language, not the best one for the task at hand, because the boss likes it. Nothing is more maddening than when people are promoted because of their ability to network rather than being promoted strictly on merit. Nothing is more aggravating to a developer than being forced to do something that is technically inferior because someone higher than them in the organization, or someone better-connected, insists on it."
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Rated by Noey on Nov 06 2007, 7:52am
They last longer than cheap chairs. We've been in business for six years and every Aeron is literally in mint condition: I challenge anyone to see the difference between the chairs we bought in 2000 and the chairs we bought three months ago. They easily last for ten years. The cheap chairs literally start falling apart after a matter of months. You'll need at least four $100 chairs to last as long as an Aeron. So the bottom line is that an Aeron only really costs $500 more over ten years, or $50 a year. One dollar per week per programmer. A nice roll of toilet paper runs about a buck. Your programmers are probably using about one roll a week, each. So upgrading them to an Aeron chair literally costs the same amount as you're spending on their toilet paper, and I assure you that if you tried to bring up toilet paper in the budget committee you would be sternly told not to mess around, there were important things to discuss.
