Below was a post that I've started on the Core77 forums:
Is there ever an "ultimate state" for a product whereby the product have evolved to the point where it cannot be significantly improved anymore? EG. I felt that Apple's MacPro, Mac Mini, and MacBook have already reached its "ultimate state" (in terms of industrial design). If there's ever going to be a design change to that product, it would be very minor or non-industrial design related (eg. a new processor, more rams, better graphics card).
See if you can list other products that have reached its "ultimate state".
Also what happens when a product have reached its "ultimate state"? Sit back, layoff all the designers, and watch the sales grow?
The natural answer is that as long as people continue to innovate newer technologies, there will always be a better "ultimate state". But what if the technology have become so advanced that it's no longer worth it to invest more resources into improving the product?
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