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I know the ultrabook project is taking a lot of flak in a lot of area, but the idea excites me. A lot of people would argue that cloning is not the way to go, a
by Newky 15y ago
I know the ultrabook project is taking a lot of flak in a lot of area, but the idea excites me. A lot of people would argue that cloning is not the way to go, and even in the article the writer states that its a pity asus didn't try to do something better than apple.
Why not make something equal first, we seen it with android, although I'm not saying that Android is built as a clone of iOS, but they got feature parity and then went onto more innovation.
Personally as someone who loves the look and feel of the MacBook, but who for a number of reasons won't be purchasing one ( expensive for a college student, not a fan of Mac OS). An entry into the market like this appeals to me greatly. Keep it up Intel and partners!
- tikhonj 15y agoI think I have to chime in to try and counteract Apple's marketing: the world isn't actually divided into Mac/PC. Just because you buy Apple hardware--which really isn't bad--doesn't mean you have to use their OS--which is. You could install Windows or, even better, use Linux. Of course, if you're not into Mac OS, you might as well get the Asus, which means its entry into the market benefits you.Even some non-Apple clones are competition and make the market much better for everyone. As a college student, I think you'd get almost the same utility out of a nice netbook running Linux as you would an Air unless you're a heavy gamer. I have several friends who went that route and their uniformly happy and productive (unlike some of the people I know using Mac OS, although that is more a function of their not being CS people). Of course, I say this almost hypocritically as a college who did splurge on a laptop and doesn't regret it. I just had some money left over from an internship--that's my excuse.