Breaking traditional boundaries of interaction

XVI.5 September + October 2009
Page: 52
Digital Citation

THE WAY I SEE ITSystems thinking


Authors:
Donald Norman

A product is actually a service. Although the designer, manufacturer, distributer, and seller may think it is a product, to the buyer, it offers a valuable service. The easiest example is the ATM, or as many people think of it, a cash dispenser. To the company that manufactures it as well as to the bank that purchases it, the ATM is a product. But to the customer, the ATM provides a service. In similar fashion, although a camera is thought of as a product, its real value is the service it offers to its owner: Cameras provide memories. Similarly,…




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