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With all due respect, I really hope HN doesn't end up turning into an Apple fanatic site as was the case on certain tech blogs a few years ago. Also 2mm thinne

by javindo 13y ago

With all due respect, I really hope HN doesn't end up turning into an Apple fanatic site as was the case on certain tech blogs a few years ago. Also 2mm thinner warrants the "Air" title? I seriously think Apple are parodying themselves sometimes... Disclaimer: I am not any sort of "fanboy", I own an iPad and an android phone because they seem to be most suitable for me in those areas, I just feel as though HN is getting a bit caught up in the "hype" of Apple today.

grinich 13y ago
They needed to change the name, and have been trying to get away from the numbering scheme. Remember how they tried to call the iPad 3 the "New iPad" but it failed to catch on?
- mung 13y ago
  Well, where do you go from there really..
nknighthb 13y ago
> I really hope HN doesn't end up turning into an Apple fanatic site You obviously haven't been around HN very long. Major apple announcements get significant coverage on HN. Always have, always will. > 2mm thinner Did you miss the ~30% weight reduction?
eric_cc 13y ago
You are worried that this is becoming an Apple fanatic site because we are discussing new Apple products the same day they were announced?
esw 13y ago
Just reading through the (largely critical) comments in this thread, I don't think there's much of a chance of that happening.
srik1234 13y ago
It would be interesting to see a HN poll on this. It seems to me that HN is mostly pro-Google/Android, anti-Apple, anti-MSFT, anti-FB and anti-Twitter.
- innino 13y ago
  I'm pretty sure it's much simpler; HN is anti-everything.
  - ternaryoperator 13y ago
    except Go.
rfnslyr 13y ago
Read the comments. Anything but praise.
pohl 13y ago
Also 2mm thinner warrants the "Air" title? I seriously think Apple are parodying themselves... Have you considered that the term "Air" may be a name change that sets up space in the product line-up for a future higher-tier tablet – just like they have done in laptop line – rather than being mere braggadocio?

by javindo 13y ago

grinich 13y ago

They needed to change the name, and have been trying to get away from the numbering scheme. Remember how they tried to call the iPad 3 the "New iPad" but it failed to catch on?

mung 13y ago
Well, where do you go from there really..

nknighthb 13y ago

> I really hope HN doesn't end up turning into an Apple fanatic site You obviously haven't been around HN very long. Major apple announcements get significant coverage on HN. Always have, always will. > 2mm thinner Did you miss the ~30% weight reduction?

eric_cc 13y ago

You are worried that this is becoming an Apple fanatic site because we are discussing new Apple products the same day they were announced?

esw 13y ago

Just reading through the (largely critical) comments in this thread, I don't think there's much of a chance of that happening.

srik1234 13y ago

It would be interesting to see a HN poll on this. It seems to me that HN is mostly pro-Google/Android, anti-Apple, anti-MSFT, anti-FB and anti-Twitter.

innino 13y ago
I'm pretty sure it's much simpler; HN is anti-everything.
- ternaryoperator 13y ago
  except Go.

rfnslyr 13y ago

Read the comments. Anything but praise.

pohl 13y ago

Also 2mm thinner warrants the "Air" title? I seriously think Apple are parodying themselves... Have you considered that the term "Air" may be a name change that sets up space in the product line-up for a future higher-tier tablet – just like they have done in laptop line – rather than being mere braggadocio?