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3 years ago when people said they didn't need to pay a premium for speed and would take a cheap Dell that did everything they need, Mac fans said "But I do it f

3 years ago when people said they didn't need to pay a premium for speed and would take a cheap Dell that did everything they need, Mac fans said "But I do it faster!" Now speed doesn't matter. Everyone's insane. F* marketing.

boredguy8 19y ago
Note to self: don't point out the silliness of Mac addicts.
- neilc 19y ago
  No, more like: 1. Don't treat "Mac fans" as a homogeneous group, and don't attribute some random opinion to them 3 years ago, observe that one particular Mac fan has a different opinion now, and accuse "Mac fans" in general of hypocrisy. That makes no sense. 2. Don't equate "a cheap Dell laptop that does everything you need" with a MacBook Air. That is like comparing apples and oranges.
  - kajecounterhack 19y ago
    Even if you consider this mac fanboyism, I must say the air is simply a feat of design and engineering. Its hard to deny that. And the price, while being expensive because it is Apple hardware, is sill fairly reasonable. Its not mac fanboyism to praise something that is genuinely aesthetically pleasing. I do however, wish that I could in fact afford one. Which, I can't.
    - tyler 19y ago
      I was a pretty skeptical regarding the Air. But, just today I went down to the CambridgeSide Apple Store and played with one of them. Its really quite nifty. The weight and thickness are really astounding. The numbers don't really mean much to me... having felt it now though, I can understand why some people love it.
  - Tichy 19y ago
    I've had a 2 pounds laptop from Dell for two years now. Apple is a bit late.
    - axod 19y ago
      With multi touch and backlit keyboard?
      - axod 19y ago
        Downmod me because I'm stating a fact? Jesus there are some bitter individuals out there.
      - Tichy 19y ago
        No - never missed those, though. The MBA is probably better than my Dell, but that's to be expected with 2 years of technological progress under it's belt. Although for me personally, my Dell has the ultimate feature: it's fanless. I have raved about that too often on news.yc already, but still...
alaskamiller 19y ago
3 years ago Apple still used PowerPC chips. The marketing emphasis was on the capabilities of PowerPC, such as SFP and DPF, over the x86 chips. Due to various reasons, the PowerPC designs has languished while Intel has surged forth with Core Duo chips and with Apple's transition to the same Intel chips that ALL manufacturers have access to, it should be obvious the marketing emphasis has to be something else. To, I don't know, Mac OS X, user experience, and design perhaps?

boredguy8 19y ago

Note to self: don't point out the silliness of Mac addicts.

neilc 19y ago
No, more like: 1. Don't treat "Mac fans" as a homogeneous group, and don't attribute some random opinion to them 3 years ago, observe that one particular Mac fan has a different opinion now, and accuse "Mac fans" in general of hypocrisy. That makes no sense. 2. Don't equate "a cheap Dell laptop that does everything you need" with a MacBook Air. That is like comparing apples and oranges.
- kajecounterhack 19y ago
  Even if you consider this mac fanboyism, I must say the air is simply a feat of design and engineering. Its hard to deny that. And the price, while being expensive because it is Apple hardware, is sill fairly reasonable. Its not mac fanboyism to praise something that is genuinely aesthetically pleasing. I do however, wish that I could in fact afford one. Which, I can't.
  - tyler 19y ago
    I was a pretty skeptical regarding the Air. But, just today I went down to the CambridgeSide Apple Store and played with one of them. Its really quite nifty. The weight and thickness are really astounding. The numbers don't really mean much to me... having felt it now though, I can understand why some people love it.
- Tichy 19y ago
  I've had a 2 pounds laptop from Dell for two years now. Apple is a bit late.
  - axod 19y ago
    With multi touch and backlit keyboard?
    - axod 19y ago
      Downmod me because I'm stating a fact? Jesus there are some bitter individuals out there.
    - Tichy 19y ago
      No - never missed those, though. The MBA is probably better than my Dell, but that's to be expected with 2 years of technological progress under it's belt. Although for me personally, my Dell has the ultimate feature: it's fanless. I have raved about that too often on news.yc already, but still...

alaskamiller 19y ago

3 years ago Apple still used PowerPC chips. The marketing emphasis was on the capabilities of PowerPC, such as SFP and DPF, over the x86 chips. Due to various reasons, the PowerPC designs has languished while Intel has surged forth with Core Duo chips and with Apple's transition to the same Intel chips that ALL manufacturers have access to, it should be obvious the marketing emphasis has to be something else. To, I don't know, Mac OS X, user experience, and design perhaps?