you have to look past the dictionary definition. that's the problem with you, you're way too literal
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The Macbook Air: You're all really poor
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you have to look past the dictionary definition. that's the problem with you, you're way too literal
How about... "thats a great idea! Something is missing/it could be done allot better! Let me follow up on that and improve upon it..."
ALL companies do it. You can't re-invent the wheel every time you make a new model car...
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Improve and following up... is two different things. Of course 4 years later Apple is going to improve on a sub notebook.. heck 2 months from now Sony could have the thinnest sub notebook (once again) with more features than the MBA. Where's the innovation in that?
too much about "4 years"
fact of the matter is, apple will still have OSX, something sony does not.
i'd take an apple that has less hardware than a sony because im getting a stable operating system.
and innovation? remote disk seems pretty innovative to me.
LOL... before the MBA no one was using the optical drive from another computer? That's called computer networking to me. Is that innovative?
innovation is developing a piece of software to do computer networking with ease.
remote networking between macs and pc's is not always easy for begginner users.
apple makes it easier to do that, and share optical drives through that software.
I am not going to try to convince you that Apple is an innovative company with exceptional industrial design. At the end of the day you see what you want to see. Halving the thickness of an already thin notebook takes incredible engineering. For Sony to produce a laptop with the same features even 0.1" thinner is innovative. Hey you know what? Maybe they will follow up on apples design and take it a step further?
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Hey you know what? Maybe they will follow up on apples design and take it a step further?
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and take it a step further... glad you added that into it.. because following up doesn't mean progressing, improving or innovating.... like some people here were insinuating.
Of course its semantics... proper meaning in language is everything... without shared meaning how will I know what the heck you just said? Microsoft following up on Apple does not mean improving, progressing or innovating... all it means is pursuing. Like I said a few posts back. You are the one that added... and take it a step further... in your post.
I'm going to follow up on my workout routine from yesterday by going walking today. I may even take it further by jogging a lil today. See you guys in 2 hours.
It does not explicitly mean that, I can give you that. However, in the context it was written it was implied... Thus my use of the word semantics. Therefore, anyone but you that read the text knew what the poster meant. You are just twisting his words to fit your purpose. There was nothing wrong with using follow up in the original post to imply they improved upon it. I just added the extra to make it more obvious to you my friend.
Why would someone follow up on something not to improve upon it, clarify it, or take it forward?
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Following up on an investigation does not mean the investigation was solved or even progressed. Someone could follow up an on investigation and it would still lead to a dead end.... lol. You guys are idiots.
I'm back from my workout... I followed up on it but did not work out as hard as yesterday... my time was slower today. Following up is the same as following. So Apple followed Sony and created a bigger and heavier sub notebook with less i/o ports.... 4 years later. I followed up on the lead in the investigation... I followed the lead in the investigation. Apple followed Sony... Apple followed up on Sony. How can I even argue with you MBA buying fools when you don't know the meaning of english words? Hey did I mention my business partner is buying me one. I'm getting one for free you poor.... trivial status seeking... depraved... blueball... follow up suckers. I figure this is a good computer for six year old kids... disney.com.
I can go back to being the nice person I normally am now. This thread is incendiary.
I would have to strongly disagree with this, mainly as I am trapped in a dial-up world and it gets harder and harder to deal with how slow web surfing is.
Yes Sir!!
I can't wait to get my hands on the MBA! I was in love with the thing when I first saw Steve pull it out of the envelope (or even before when I was dreaming of what it could look like for weeks b4 MacWorld). Yes it is a little underpowered, but it is not meant to be a over powering machine. It will fit my needs perfectly. A second computer to sit beside my iMac so I can take it to classes and trips home when I need to.
The most amazing part is that I haven't even got to get my hands on one. It is hard to imagine a laptop smaller than a MacBook. It is thinner than the new iPod nano at its smallest point!!!!!! The nano dimension, correct me if I'm wrong, is .26 inches thick compared to .16 inches!! AMAZING!!!
I can't wait to get my hands on the MBA! I was in love with the thing when I first saw Steve pull it out of the envelope (or even before when I was dreaming of what it could look like for weeks b4 MacWorld). Yes it is a little underpowered, but it is not meant to be a over powering machine. It will fit my needs perfectly. A second computer to sit beside my iMac so I can take it to classes and trips home when I need to.
The most amazing part is that I haven't even got to get my hands on one. It is hard to imagine a laptop smaller than a MacBook. It is thinner than the new iPod nano at its smallest point!!!!!! The nano dimension, correct me if I'm wrong, is .26 inches thick compared to .16 inches!! AMAZING!!!
Ehh I don't know, did you go to MacWorld? After using it I definitely think it is an ultraportable. Its width really isn't as big of an issue as I thought it would be. Its weight (or lack thereof) makes up for its size.
I can't wait to visit the Apple store and see the MacBook Air in the kids section. It's a great computer for kids when you think about it... light weight, no optical drives for johnny to screw up, no need for higher end features that adults would need like firewire or EVDO. The higher end SSD version would be perfect for toddlers... no spinning hard drives for kids to mess up.
Thanks for the idea. I have 3 kids under 5 years old. I'll buy 3 more for them.
I'll hand mine down to my future 2 year old. Expensive...blah... this is the perfect system for kids. A 2 year old should be able to carry around 3 pounds right? Nothing says status more... than starbucks, my 2 year old with a latte on disney.com with his self colored macbook air.
Little kids shouldn't be a-usin' computers they should be sat in front of the TV and watchin' Popeye, The Three Stooges, and the Little Rascals... like I did when I wuz a kid...
We really should petition Apple for a mickey mouse version... shouldn't we? Well when you think about it... an assortment of cartoon characters is needed. Also I should be able to get Johnny's name engraved on the top lid... just like the iPod. The real market for this thing is kids... Apple should get on the ball.