Jonny Ive and his team spent 18 months perfecting the 'tap' notification for the Apple Watch. This attention to detail has everything to do with Usability and nothing to do with design. So, as with other commenters on this topic, I strongly disagree that design has always taken prominence over usability, to me it't the exact opposite.
It's not all 'roses in the garden' however. Apple have really let themselves down with OSX, which in terms of Usability doesn't hold a candle against Windows OS. Agreed, some will argue that Windows evolved out of OSX in terms of interface - but for me, the usability attributed to Windows is far superior.
It's not all 'roses in the garden' however. Apple have really let themselves down with OSX, which in terms of Usability doesn't hold a candle against Windows OS. Agreed, some will argue that Windows evolved out of OSX in terms of interface - but for me, the usability attributed to Windows is far superior.