A PC user's view on the article
Did it blow you away? I'm betting it didn't.
No not really. I did think it was pretty cool.
APPLE ALSO MISSES the point by not allowing users to have two drives. I find it very convenient to be able to copy files from one CD to another without having to copy them to the hard drive first. Apple's unwillingness to support this is a major shortcoming.
Even I know that it is "supported", yes you do have to buy a firewire or USB drive. I don't see that many PC's with a second drive either. But really how often do you copy a CD?
From a PC user perspective, the new iMac screen alone is a nice design. If someone offered me that screen--without a computer hidden in the base--I'd consider it a neat mounting scheme. But having the large PC system unit hidden under the desk isn't a big deal for me, especially since it gives me easy access to multiple USB, serial, and 1394 ports, something the new iMac doesn't offer.
Sorry but he's on drugs here. Crawling around on the floor is "easy access." And what the heck is he still using a serial port for if he's so hip to USB?
BUT HERE'S THE KICKER: Despite Apple's reputation for innovation, its most outrageous designs don't sell. Steve Jobs's cube-shaped CPUs from two years ago reportedly still fill warehouses (those that haven't been scrapped), and iBook sales didn't take off until the machine was redesigned to look like a traditional laptop.
LOL a cube shaped CPU is outrageous design?
And I won't mention Lisa, the machine that became the Mac, or any of the zillions of design projects that, wisely, never made it to market.
LISA? A 20+ year old machine? What does that have to do with the current status of Apple or the new iMac?
I would go on but I have to get back to work. This is one sad article.