Apple announcement recap

[David Cake]

At 3:54 AM -0700 18/1/08, LuKreme wrote:
>On 18-Jan-2008, at 00:05, Tony Crockford wrote:
>>On 17 Jan 2008, at 20:02, Lewis Butler wrote:
>>>On 17-Jan-08 12:44, "R.L. Grigg" <newslists at autonomy.caltech.edu> wrote:
>>>>Maybe I'm a bit dim here but what is the intended market for the Mac Book
>>>"Air"? [...] I must be misunderstanding what the intended market is for it.
>>>
>>>I think the market is "not you".
>>
>>Professional Photographers?  Corporate Road Warriors?
>>
>>anyone with a need to be at the bleeding edge....
>>
>>if someone *gave* you one, would you accept it, or refuse it?
>
>That's a silly question.  But if I had one, it would quickly become 
>my wife's laptop and I'd never see it again.  It is way more than 
>powerful enough for her uses (currently she's on an iBook G4) and 
>it's nice and light, which she would love.  The HD is larger than 
>the one she has now, and that drive is 80% empty last I checked.
>
>In fact, if I had the money right now, I'd probably buy one for her.

	So, you've clearly identified some of its intended market. 
People like your wife (barring questions of price for the moment).
	As it happens, my wife too. Though admittedly, my wife fills 
her drive up constantly since she discovered photography.
	Cheers
		David