Time to move on. What's "crippling" to some, is liberating to others.

The "move on" comment is about the lamentation of the supposed "crippling" of the MBA. People are asking too much for a thin laptop to have all the desired ports that they want. The MBA is a "concept" you will have to either subscribe to, or dont. Just like how ultraportables like the Vaio UX or the Kohjinshas are compared to full featured laptops. Comparing it with the other portables in the Apple lineup would definitely bring up its deficiencies, but try comparing it with the other ultraportables, and see where it stands. It is easy to dismiss this, since the concept of "ultraportables" is very new to those who had stayed exclusive to Apple laptops, but the PC market had seen this a while longer(Vaio UX, OQO ,Vye and Raon Everun models) , and there is a niche market for it. Apple just decides to blur that line further between "ultraportables" and your standard portable laptop.

I love the Firewire and all, but I don't lament and moan about its loss. It's just something that you'd have to take it in, and carry on with your life. And if you cant live without it, then stay.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jan 15 2009, 02:16 PM

Exactly. Why when it comes everything else Apple, people chant the "Think Different" mantra, but when it comes to the MBA, they "Think like a PC"? I would readily accept "No money" as one of the reason for not considering an MBA, but hating it with that much fierceness, point towards something more chronic than just the price/performance factor. Eh.