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I'm not sure why you need the world's thinnest LCD for a desktop, it's not like you'll be mounting it on a wall or something. By the way, that presenter is a p

by guelo 10y ago

I'm not sure why you need the world's thinnest LCD for a desktop, it's not like you'll be mounting it on a wall or something. By the way, that presenter is a pretty good actor, but he was trying way too hard in a way that was distracting. The way he called out someone in the audience at one point made it seem like he has standup comedy experience and was trying to connect with the audience but it made no sense.

sliverstorm 10y ago
Maybe you don't need the #1 thinnest, but it's meant to be folded down as a drafting table.
Osiris 10y ago
When he started introducing the Studio, he said a lot of words and by the end my first thought was he was just spouting buzz words and it didn't feel at all coherent or have anything to do with the product. It felt like he was just repeating words over and over again as a stall tactic to increase suspense. The presentation was a ton of fluff.
- xenobioticants 10y ago
  Aka every Apple presentation ever. Those are filled to the brim with hyperbole ('magical', 'courageous', etc.) yet everyone somehow considers them the golden standard.
  - mwfunk 10y ago
    They're the least cringey maybe, I don't think anyone considers them to be high art or anything though (certainly not in the last 5 years). Large PR events for the mass media are always going to be at least a little cringey, no matter who's giving them. 'Courageous' is going to be used sarcastically for the next decade, no matter what computers people prefer.
itaysk 10y ago
It might matter if you touch, lift, hold, move it a lot. This is not ordinary desktop screen
mhomde 10y ago
I've seen lots of presentations from Android, HTC, Samsung, Apple and Microsoft and the cringe factor in these kind of presentations is always off the charts. It's like there's some weird corporate/cultish vibe they can't help but exude. Look at Terry Myers in the beginning of the presentation for example. In contrast I've been very impressed with Panos, It's not Jobs level of being a natural but he's getting there. To me he comes off as authentic, passionate and knowledgable... though I agree the part of the presentation you mentioned felt a bit like pandering :) maybe he should dial it back just a tad
infodroid 10y ago
> presenter is a pretty good actor That's not an actor by the way. It's Panos Panay, who leads Microsoft's devices team.
- porkloin 10y ago
  I'm sure he speaks exactly like he did in this press conference when he's at home with his family! Acting != make believe. The dude was hamming it up to the point that he seemed like a caricature of a product announcement.

by guelo 10y ago

sliverstorm 10y ago

Maybe you don't need the #1 thinnest, but it's meant to be folded down as a drafting table.

Osiris 10y ago

When he started introducing the Studio, he said a lot of words and by the end my first thought was he was just spouting buzz words and it didn't feel at all coherent or have anything to do with the product. It felt like he was just repeating words over and over again as a stall tactic to increase suspense. The presentation was a ton of fluff.

xenobioticants 10y ago
Aka every Apple presentation ever. Those are filled to the brim with hyperbole ('magical', 'courageous', etc.) yet everyone somehow considers them the golden standard.
- mwfunk 10y ago
  They're the least cringey maybe, I don't think anyone considers them to be high art or anything though (certainly not in the last 5 years). Large PR events for the mass media are always going to be at least a little cringey, no matter who's giving them. 'Courageous' is going to be used sarcastically for the next decade, no matter what computers people prefer.

itaysk 10y ago

It might matter if you touch, lift, hold, move it a lot. This is not ordinary desktop screen

mhomde 10y ago

I've seen lots of presentations from Android, HTC, Samsung, Apple and Microsoft and the cringe factor in these kind of presentations is always off the charts. It's like there's some weird corporate/cultish vibe they can't help but exude. Look at Terry Myers in the beginning of the presentation for example. In contrast I've been very impressed with Panos, It's not Jobs level of being a natural but he's getting there. To me he comes off as authentic, passionate and knowledgable... though I agree the part of the presentation you mentioned felt a bit like pandering :) maybe he should dial it back just a tad

infodroid 10y ago

> presenter is a pretty good actor That's not an actor by the way. It's Panos Panay, who leads Microsoft's devices team.

porkloin 10y ago
I'm sure he speaks exactly like he did in this press conference when he's at home with his family! Acting != make believe. The dude was hamming it up to the point that he seemed like a caricature of a product announcement.