THE iMac IS NOW A FRIGGEN LUXO LAMP

[Str8edgepunker]

I AM PISSED AT APPLE.
1. NO G5
2. A "update" to the iBook
3. Digital Device? I DONT THINK SO!
4.(and this takes the cake) THE IMAC LOOKS LIKE A FRIGGEN LUXO LAMP!
The Apple Design team had a perfect chassis (the imac's before this) and what did they do? THEY TOOK A GOOD THING AND MADE IT DEPLORABLE! I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF TAKING MY IMAC AND SHOVING IT DOWN THE TOILET AND BUYING A PC!

[TWISTED]

Enjoy BeigeWorld!

Buh-bye!

[mischief]

I repeat: Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!

did I get that quote right?

[mischief]

G'bye!

[ScottF]

It Looks ***** Cool

[GeneralAntilles]

Jessus man, get OVER yourself, if you actually FOLLOWED the industry you would realize the G5 was not coming out here, maybe MWNY, or MWT but not here. Considering that the consumer level computers are a major part of Apple's business, and that this is a step forward for them, Apple doesnt focus on people like YOU, but on the market at wide. The digital "device" is iPhoto. If you don't like it then fine, but don't abandon Apple because of one product that you and your ego did not like.

P.S. Get a life and a sense of tast

[MacAztec]

Dont worry about a G5, why do you think the iMac is taking the place of the Tower (G4). MW Tokyo is in stock for the G5, and I am POSITIVE of that.

[mymemory]

I swear I have a stereo that looks like the new iMac. I got it from my moms, is from the 70's and I saw one just like that in Austin Powers.

The new iMac would look better when they chanege the colors. Imagine that pot in flowers or dalmatian.

Looks so much from a Star Wars... but when Carrie Fisher was young.

Looks like the first generation R2D2.

[eyelikeart]

I didn't think it looked retro...but even if u think it does....it's still a damned cool conversation piece...

[britboy]

hey mymemory,

how's things going in venezuela? Haven't heard much about it in the news and i'm just a little curious since i'll be there later in the year for my brothers' wedding! Still in the financial s***?

[Crank]

Originally posted by mymemory
I swear I have a stereo that looks like the new iMac. I got it from my moms, is from the 70's and I saw one just like that in Austin Powers.

The new iMac would look better when they chanege the colors. Imagine that pot in flowers or dalmatian.

Looks so much from a Star Wars... but when Carrie Fisher was young.

Looks like the first generation R2D2.

You got it from your "moms?" Man, you are so fly... You are a bad mamma-jamma! Come on! Confess! You are Austin Powers, aren't you?

BTW...you might want to invest in the occasional "it" (as in, "(It) looks so much..." and "(It) looks like the first generation..." etc.

Other than that, your comments are very lucid. Really. I mean it.

Really!

[SomeAppleGuy]

I AGREE WITH 100 PERCENT!!!! ive been rambling like a mad man in the hardware discussions so im not saying much here, im tired... but to sum it all up




IMAC SUCKS!!!!

atleast R2 had personality!

[ModernDesign]

Apple has single-handedly revolutionized the design of computers and eletronics. How can you say that the new iMac looks crappy when the Sony Design Team came up with a maroon boxy flat-face piece of crap (mind you, with a hideous logo) for their Sony Vaio (what a name...)? PC's are trying very hard to even come up to par with the Apple Design Team, and they aren't even close. And if you pull some lame remark about how design isn't important, read this: Design has been around ever since consumer products have existed. It is an integral part of actually getting people to buy these products. Would you rather have a generic plastic chair, or would you rather have an Aeron chair or an Eames chair? The designer chairs, of course. Not only because good design envolves ergonomics, but also because they are aesthetically pleasing. Is that word too big for you?

[ModernDesign]

Pretty good for a fourteen-year old, huh?

[Sleepy]

^^^Not anymore^^^

[agreenster]

Is the new imac that ergonomic? And did it take tons of time to design it?

I can see the Apple design team right now...rolling up clay balls, cutting them in half, sticking a toothpick in it, and taping a cardboard monitor to it, all while rushing to the Director's meeting, where Steve is waiting. They give him some ******** story about ergonomics, (when really they had just been ******** around for the last 9 months) and Steve eats it up.

Whammo. The true evolution of the iMac. (Un-condensed version)

Ha. 14? c'mon! We all know internet age is relative and unimportant.

MyMemory--nice to have you back!

[Mike Gagne]

THEY TOOK A GOOD THING AND MADE IT DEPLORABLE! I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF TAKING MY IMAC AND SHOVING IT DOWN THE TOILET AND BUYING A PC!
........want some cheese with that whine Str8edgepunker?

[Normal Guy]

I'm not here to bicker, but this post kinda made me remember the conversations I heard with the iMac R2 came out. Of course the hard core mac loyalist screemed that it was an embarassment, and the windows users labeled it sour fruits. At any rate lets at least buy one and check out the power before we scrap the design. The monitor config, ugly as it is, it actually very smart. It is extremely flexable, and positionable, something not found in any other LCD, the pc base adds weight and stability. Looks fine to me. In the begining I thought the origional iMac was nuts too.

[amichalo]

In another thread, someone brought up the idea that the neck could house a future coupling for additional monitor size options.

But that was just the start. The designer in the Keynote said he wanted to "violate the sacred plane of the display" or something close.

So what if their WAS a tablet display type removable, airport/etc. device a la iWalk in a few years?

Interesting idea I thought. Man, Apple's design team must love their jobs! :)

[phaedrus]

"A FRIGGEN LUXO LAMP" . . . hmmm. . . . Well, let's think about it. Job's metaphor was a "sunflower," with the drive and motherboard "horizontally" on the "ground," where they "naturally" want to be, and an LCD floating in the air "vertically" and unencumbered, where it "naturally" wants to be. A good implementation of Aristotle's theory of forms--but I won't go into that here. Nevertheless, I like the "luxo lamp" metaphor, despite its pejorative use in this forum. Think about it: why are desk lamps designed like that? Well, because it's useful for moving light around where it's most needed for the task at hand. Why shoudn't PC displays be as useful? I'll admit (per the "luxo lamp" metaphor) that when I first looked at pics of the new imac, it seemed to me that it belonged on a display shelf in Target. But then I got to thinking (2 watt lighbulb illuminating): hmmm . . . Target sells a lot of very useful, simple, stylish, inexpensive things.

[Phaedrus]

A bit more. My roomate pointed out that--similar to a lamp (ala Target)--why not give the new imac a "goose-neck"? Think about it: why not perch the LCD high atop a bendable wire covered with adjacent metal rings? This would allow the monitor to be infinitely more positionable. And goose-necks don't tend to loosen and wear out as quickly as swing-arms. In addition, the curves of the goose-neck would compliment the curves of the hemispheric base, rather than introducing an intermediary set of sharp, oscillating angles, like the swing-arm does. You protest that the goose-neck is not futuristic?--you have obviously not seen the original Star Trek pilot, mi amigo. . . .

[agreenster]

Here's an interesting tidbit:

Steve Jobs is the CEO of both Apple and Pixar. One of Pixar's first short films was called "Luxo Jr." It was about a father and son lamp, and they now use that lamp in their branding sceme and logos.

[mischief]

I wondered that myself, then I realized that if you could rotate the monitor horizontally at BOTH ends of the neck, it'd be more unstable. IE: It'd move the center of mass too far away from the center of the base. That AND it'd be kinda tacky to have an iMac that creaks when you shift it around.

[Kid Red]

Simple. Don't buy the FRIGGEN LUXO LAMP whiner.

[grouse]

The luzo point is not that interesting. It's a given, we know that Lasseter (sic?) Pixar-director, directed the new iMac advert. It's a stitch up. Jobs has always found that Pizar ident with the anglepoise 'cute' and quirkey, all you need to do is compare the similarities between that and the iMac promo.

And since this may well be my 30th post here's some Nietschze, more relevant to all the discussion boards since the keynote

"In peace the warlike man attacks himself" - beyond good and evil

[mischief]

as a tipsy brit. Never could get the hang of that whole room temperature beer thing.

[grouse]

above room temp rioja goes down a treat.

I'm SO fed up with work, bloody mac keeps on crashing, or it maybe it's Opera 5.0 final edition which I'm typing through now.

Cold tasteless beer (or larger to give it it's proper name), is another thing that I've always found a little perplexing.

[mischief]

Not too hoppy and perhaps a bit darker. Don't get me wrong here, I don't like painfully cold Lagers either. I prefer temperatures somewhere in between. I've found that freshness does make a surprising difference and beers with less hopps take longer to get "skunky". As far as lighter coloured beer goes, I went through an unfiltered "white" beer phase but they get a bit boring. Have you had Murphy's stout? Beats Guinness all to hell.

[mischief]

a Brit and a Canadian talking beer on a Mac Rumors site.

[grouse]

to explain the existence of o.1Mhz miller.

The follow on from the murphys vs Guiness thing goes as follows...

Have you tried Murphys it's much better...

Ah, but you've never drunk Guiness in Ireland...

Blah, blah etc...

Of course, if you're talking German or dutch beers we might had a thread here. During your 'white' phase did you go near Hoeggarten (a fine though expensive beer - always refuse the slice of lemon). Or Schneider Weise (a dark beer, think Tim Burton's Batman). And I won't start on English Mild (it's a northern thing!)

Macs, thy're a load of Coors

Had to add that just to make the post relevant.

[mischief]

Haven't seen miller .1 Wouldn't touch the stuff anyway. As far as German beers go, I haven't seen those brands. Perhaps I should look harder. For a good Canadian beer try O'keefs Extra-Old Stock. That stuff is powerful enough that the US won't import it. I suppose the Guinness in Ireland is a bit less like the burnt tar remnants in your average Hashpipe for flavour than the Guinness that makes it States side. We have plenty of "Craft brewers" around here, so dabbling is easy. Have you met McEwans Scottish Ale? It's almost like Brandy. Damn powerful. Odd to have an Eirized Scotts name on a Scottish Ale.

[iloveMac]

You guys are something else jumping from forum to forum elaberating on various topics. Mischief, you did comment on my statement in regard to what happen to apple in the 1990's, and I really appreciate you comment explaining to me what happen.

Agreenster, you are something else also. After reading your comments on other topics I get the feeling you were a little dissapointed at this MWSF convention.

Both of you are senior members, and to reply to other members comment the subject or statement have to be very valid.

This imac thing has gotten a lot of folks confuse. Especially hard core mac fans such as both of you. I read another senior member comment that he is going to stop writing because no one is talking about what this whole forum is about (Manrumors).

Right now there is nothing to rumor about because Apple has release there products. It might not be what folks here expected, but its done and said. Therefore, we can only commnet on what was release at this time.

As MacWorld Tokyo approaches, you will then see rumors popping up everywhere on what folks think they (Apple) are going to come out with.

Back to "THE iMac IS NOW A FRIGGEN LUXO LAMP" subject. I think this new imac is an ingenious design. However, like I said before BASE ON READING A MAJORITY OF PEOPLES COMMENTS. This is not what Mac fans wanted. Maybe would be consumers. But not devoted and loyal mac fans who has been with Apple for years and made them who they are and where they are today.

Therefore, as a token of apprecaition. I think apple owe it to us on giving us what we want. New more powerful computers that will lead us to where NO PC HAS GONE BEFORE.

I mean not the ipod, or imac, or other would be MP3 players to name a few. Just plain old faster and innovative super computers.

[grouse]

HEY???

Having a beer, chilling out, widening the conversation.

Luxo Lamp. Well you see people who get onto forums are not mac fans necessarily, they are mac addicts, who believe that they OWN apple, or at least a significant part of it.

They cry when apple cry's, laugh when Steve laughs, die when etc...

The 6 million or so (slightly less if you believe the true analysts) of people who bought a variant of the original iMac are not on these boards. Not many admit or list the fac thtey are on iMacs. I sold 1,200 iMacs to people in the last four years. People who had never had a computer and wanted an all in one total internet solution. They wouldn't know what a bulletin board was.

They are who the iMac is for. And the many other unwashed millions, who don't know it yet.

There are a lot of pro users here.

I hope that gets the thread back on track.

Except, Pete's wicked ale's are rather fine. And McEwans strong but it would have to be, it tastes like;'

[mischief]

Funny, I find Pete's rather mediocre.
I own an iMac cuz I have no room at home for a tower. I use a G4 at work. I'm glad I can finally get an iMac that can handle my CAD system not to mention the (technically) larger screen.

[grouse]

And not at ALL offended that no-one wants to read them.

There was a special Pete version that I liked but can't remember what it was.

All this board hopping has done me in, much catch my last bus home.

'nite all (for real)