[Ti] more speculation

[kalirhe at umdnj.edu]

Quoting Ross Winn <ross.winn at gmail.com>:

> On 12/13/05, Chris Olson <chris.olson at astcomm.net> wrote:
> >Then at least put a PCMCIA slot in it so you can slide in a
> >card to add Firewire, etc..  Otherwise people will just buy a PC
> >laptop instead.  Even $499 PC laptops have a PC card slot.
> >My low-end ThinkPad z60t has Firewire 400 too, and it cost a
> >hell of a lot less than a PowerBook.  In fact, I paid less for it
> >than a 14" iBook.
> 
> The PC Card is dead. It has been for a while. If you want to buy a
> substandard tool and get a crappy user experience, go ahead. I will
> continue to buy macs. SImilar arguments were made about the trackball,
> and a lot of other technologies.

The PCMCIA slot is dead?

> On 12/13/05, T.L. Miller <tlmiller at mac.com> wrote:
> > But don't a lot of consumers download from their camcorders via FW?
> 
> Define "a lot". Doubtless many do, but is it that significant?
> 
> I just think it is incredibly disingenuous for a mac user to resist
> change. We changed to the PowerPC, we changed to OS X, we change all
> the time.
> 
> Embrace it.
> 
> These guys are not making draconian decisions from the bottom of a
> well. They are spending a huge amount of money for market research and
> focus groups.
> 
> Why does everyone insist that they know better than the people who
> talk to a lot more customers than we do.

That's an excellent point!

Best,

Henry