My point was there is a price associated with aesthetics, as was precisely stated.
Did I say not - in fact I agreed since I alluded to the issue with having useful ports can conflict with aesthetics.
1. I wasn't aware hardware had a natural lifetime with regard to its design.
If by "design" you mean engineering - there's no "natural lifetime". The lifetime of engineering is determined by when newer technologies make the current design less useful.
Style and fashion, however, need to be refreshed. How many different logos has Apple used since they started?
2. Your familiarity with Latin is inconsistent with your use of an empty word like "boring".
My Latin quote was about "taste" - and in my opinion the aluminum Apple laptops are quite boring. The Latin quote is quite appropriate. You can call it the epitome of design, I can call it boring - and we're both correct.
3. You cite the little (I'd use a different adjective) bump on the lid of your XT2 as function over aesthetics--I liken that "function" to that of the blue nipple & trackpad?
You've lost me here - the "little bump" is the raised part on the top right above the screen:

XT2's without builtin 3G don't have that bump, the top edge of the screen is flat from left to right. Of course, Apple users aren't used to having systems designed for good performance from their cellular antennae.
What does that have to do with the blue nipple?