Comments on: Uh Oh, Steve Ballmer Likes the MacBook Air’s Chances http://gigaom.com/apple/uh-oh-steve-ballmer-likes-the-macbook-airs-chances/ Sun, 27 May 2012 04:22:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dalton http://gigaom.com/apple/uh-oh-steve-ballmer-likes-the-macbook-airs-chances/#comment-353321 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:02:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29749#comment-353321 The weird thing is that this is by no means a new category. I had an amazing Acer laptop back in 2000 or so. I don’t remember the exact specs, but it was a full-powered laptop with a 12 inch screen and weighed well under 3 lbs. In fact, it had a nice magnesium case, no floppy or optical drive — it was the exact precursor to the MacBook Air.

I always wondered at the time why everybody didn’t have one, and when the 12″ PowerBook came out, it looked quite chunky by comparison. it wasn’t until the Air that Apple had something to compete in this category. I suppose the category as a whole has never taken off because of the trade-off of convenience and price. I would much rather have an Air than a netbook, but I just can’t justify the price. I will probably be sticking with the MacBooks.

It just goes to show that these things are cyclical.

]]> By: ryemac3 http://gigaom.com/apple/uh-oh-steve-ballmer-likes-the-macbook-airs-chances/#comment-353320 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:36:22 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=29749#comment-353320 Hey, sounds like to me that Apple knew what they were talking about a year or two before everyone else. You’ll see, all these netbook pushers will soon learn what Apple already knows. All netbook users buy their netbook, marvel at its tiny size and amazing portability. Then after a month or two when the novelty wears off, they realize just how crippling it is. Sure, they’re OK for checking mail and casual websurfing. But you can’t really get any realwork done on it for any real length of time. You soon realize that it’s a not a netbook you need, but a full sized laptop that is light yet powerful. Sounds like a MacBook Air to me.

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