Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:32 am Post
Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:16 pm Post
Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:32 pm Post
Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:34 pm Post
robertdguthrie wrote:Before the latest Air machines, Mac users weren't exactly flocking to the netbooks, after all.
Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:37 pm Post
KB wrote:
Careful! You're one of the few Windows users who have ventured into this part of the forum (where are the others, don't they like us?), so watch out for us pesky Mac users: how dare you even consider the possibility of suggesting that there could be a MacBook Air beater? Eh? Eh?
robertdguthrie wrote: Do these companies honestly think that making a compelling hardware platform that runs windows is going to lure people who prefer Mac OS X? Before the latest Air machines, Mac users weren't exactly flocking to the netbooks, after all.
robertdguthrie wrote: I guess their marketing department gets paid by the hyperbolic word. Can't we all just be happy that we can have these nifty machines*, without the zero-sum, one-machine-to-rule-them-all nonsense? Can't we all just get along?
* Computers in general.
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:06 pm Post
pigfender wrote:KB wrote:
Careful! You're one of the few Windows users who have ventured into this part of the forum (where are the others, don't they like us?), so watch out for us pesky Mac users: how dare you even consider the possibility of suggesting that there could be a MacBook Air beater? Eh? Eh?
I like the phrase "Windows User". Yeah, I'm a User, what of it? I could quit. I could quit any time I liked. I just need one more month, man. One more. I'm good for it.
<shakes uncontrollably at the sight of Internet Explorer 6> (*)
(* - actually I think this is true of most people)
By "Mac Air beater" I guess they mean it might be smaller? Although since it's only a hypothetical machine, I guess they could claim loads of other things too. It'll be immune to viruses. It will earn you 10% cashback on all purchases. I hear it will be able to predict the mood-swings of domestic animals.
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:47 pm Post
Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:50 pm Post
pigfender wrote:Agreed, they won't tempt people who prefer Mac OS - They are probably just looking to stop the leakage of people who prefer Windows (or at least have used it to date) going over to Mac purely because of "sexy" hardware and the iPhone/iPod "halo" affect.
Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:52 pm Post
pigfender wrote:I am very excited about the Sony "hybrid" PC rumours! A superthin take everywhere laptop (Mac Air 'beater', apparently, but then they would say that! Although having used the recent x-series, it's possible) with an i7 processor, that docks into a second unit via LightPeak to access bluray, hardcore graphics processors, etc.
Superlight on the road. Powerhouse in the home? Assuming it's not rubbish, this could be the machine I've always wanted!
Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:11 pm Post
Myself I hate the MBAs. Too whimpy and light.
Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:50 am Post
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Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:46 am Post
pigfender wrote:
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Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:17 pm Post
Ahab wrote:This is entirely a house-style thing, like the Harvard versus the Chicago comma.
Wikipedia wrote:The Times once published an unintentionally humorous description of a Peter Ustinov documentary, noting that "highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector." This would still be ambiguous if a serial comma were added, as Mandela could then be mistaken for a demigod, although he would be precluded from being a dildo collector.
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