[X4U] MW Expo; I'm underwhelmed

[Eugene]

On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 06:04:37PM CST, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
> At 5:52 PM -0500 1/20/08, T.L. Miller wrote:
>> On 1/20/08, at 4:28 PM, Ed Gould edgould1948 at comcast.net said:
>>
>>> Its almost like having an Apple sales rep sitting here trying to sell you 
>>> X when you really need Y. The question is are these people being paid by 
>>> Apple to be basically shills for them.
>>
>> The people the Air is not designed for are complaining because it is not
>> appropriate for them. Well, duh!!
>
> Actually it's perfect for what I need a laptop for.  I'm complaining 
> because it is outrageously overpriced for what it is.  Of course I have
> a bad feeling that once I see it, I'll also be complaining about the 
> keyboard.
>
> I'll be blunt, the market seems to be for people with more money than brains.

By many accounts, the MacBook Air is priced within the norms of the
ultra-light notebook market.  If you complain that the MacBook Air is
overpriced, then you must understand that your complaint applies to the
entire market.


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Eugene
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