I hate it when people get it in their heads that their computer companies can do no wrong, be they for Jobs or Gates. I have voiced my concerns on Mac message boards only to be dismissed as a whiner. It is not surprising that those who dismiss me have normal vision and think red-green color weakness is a minor problem. It is only a minor problem when something doesn't depend so much on color. I can't tell any shade difference between the yellow and green widgets.
People think that red-green weakness only affects red and green.
No it doesn't. And subtle shades of these colors are often hard for me to distinguish. I can adapt to the new Mac OS, but what will really concern me is if other software developers follow Apple's lead and design their interfaces to conform to Aqua. Also, the use of translucent effects only makes it harder for me to tell the difference. E-mail me new comments on this article.