[X4U] MW Expo; I'm underwhelmed

[Eugene]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 06:33:58PM CST, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thinking paradigm shift, software comes via the Internet, backups  
> > happen wirelessly, is the weight and expense of the DVD drive  
> > necessary? I'd say nope.
> > 
> > I clearly remember my Windows using friends (and many Mac users, too)  
> > thinking it was stupid to not include a floppy drive.
> > 
> > So we may have just witnessed a change in direction for Apple.
> 
> BLEEP!  <Smacks head!>  I think you're right.  I can't believe I didn't see
> this, as just yesterday I was predicting optical drives disappearing in the
> future.

Blue-ray vs. HD DVD smacks of the old S-VHS vs. ED-Beta wars.


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Eugene
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