Apple announcement recap

[j o a r]

On Jan 17, 2008, at 11:44 AM, R.L. Grigg wrote:

> Maybe I'm a bit dim here but what is the intended market for the Mac  
> Book "Air"? Okay so its thin and weighs 3lbs. Well woop-dee-woo. So  
> what? Its really pricy and has the same footprint, and you cant  
> change the battery or the RAM or the hard drive. You cant do much  
> with a piddling 80GB drive anyway. And its' to big to embed into  
> other devices like you can with the mini. I suppose I was hoping for  
> a 9" screen or a MacPDA or something innovative. I really cant  
> figure what I'd do with this thing over a MacBook, so I must be  
> misunderstanding what the intended market is for it.


* Pricey compared to what? More compact always means more expensive.  
You're not paying for performance or versatility, you're paying for  
portability and design.

* Clearly not designed to be an embedded product, so I think it's  
unfair to bash it for not fitting into that category.

* The battery can be replaced, you just need help to do it. It costs  
about as much as on existing laptops. That said, I always end up  
buying a new laptop before I find that I need to replace the battery.  
I don't see what the big deal is. Personally I find that this holds  
true for all other components too btw.

* People have been asking (screaming) for this product for years. Will  
they buy it now that it exists? Time will tell.


j o a r