Originally posted by asurace
zarathustra, you yourself say that you needed time to get used to the Flower Power iMac. This powermac looks a helluva lot better then the Flower Power, maybe you should have taken a few days to cool off before firing off the letter.
No, you misunderstood, Flower Pot iMac, as in the latest incarnation. At first I doubted it, but I've learned to recognize it's effectiveness and simplicity.
And, also no, to cooling off before sending the mail. i have spent way too much time and money (not a complaint, and I know everybody here spends a lot of time and MONEY on macs) to ignore things about a company that I have invested money into, both in purchases and stock.
I shall not recant, I stand by what I said. I am very sorry that my personal oppinions were taken on by some as personal attacks against them. i have the right to criticize, because I WILL spend my own money to purchase future hardware (unlike most of our our teen mac users who might get it from mommy or daddy), and it is only fair that I express my dissatisfaction when it occurs.
Someone also mentioned that I shouldn't judge it until I see it in person. Well, I can look at my current g4, and in my mind put a shiny metal plate in the middle, move the speaker up, and put 4 holes on the bottom. Again, not the refinement I have grown to love from Apple. And I suppose I bitch - but the squeaking wheel gets the oil.
I might be a minority in believing that Apple has taken a nosedive in industrial design polish, but I guess we can all agree that blue dalmatian and flower power did not succeed for a reason, and that is the design of the prints, it's that simple.
They weren't any worse as hardware, but they were a failure, a matter of taste I guess.
Rant over.
PS:
i will ask again everybody to refrain from giving their names to other people. In kindergarten terms: I know you are, but what am I?
