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That's why it's dangerous to assume the opinion of a particular community is the dominant one. See also the Brexit and Trump victories nobody saw coming (excep
by dan1234 10y ago
That's why it's dangerous to assume the opinion of a particular community is the dominant one.
See also the Brexit and Trump victories nobody saw coming (except everyone who voted for them).
- pyrophane 10y agoOr even that the opinion that dominates the comment threads on a particular issue represents that community. There is a subset of people who have very strong feelings about Apple and the current Mac lineup, and they tend to be the ones participate the most in these threads.
- izacus 10y agoThen again, it's not like Apple laptops have a dominant market share either, people who complained probably just didn't buy them.
- Apocryphon 10y agoTechxit?
- nikdaheratik 10y agoIn this case, it's not the people who are anti-Apple hardware I'm listening to. I feel like more of the excited Apple people are now just lukewarm. Part of this is the other laptop manufacturers are catching up on some features while still being at a lower price. More of it, IMO, is that Apple doesn't have that performance edge that justifies the higher price that techies are willing to pay. TL;DR, before you were paying for a Benz and getting a Benz. Now you're paying for a Benz and getting a Saab. While the Corollas of the computer world all got their usual refresh and upgrades.
- vacri 10y agoPerhaps wait a few years before claiming those as victories. Trump has only just started, and Brexit hasn't been triggered yet. We are still yet to see the fall-out from those choices.
- dan1234 10y agoThey were victories in that those parties won the election/referendum. I never meant to imply either would have a positive outcome. FWIW, I voted Remain and wouldn’t have voted for Trump. I also admit that I didn’t see either result happening.