I've gotta say, gang... I think the jig is up. I, like many of you, have been keeping a close eye on this thread since November. NOVEMBER. It's mid-January. I was curious about the new rMBP and excited to see some benchmarks. Yes, like many of you, I knew I was probably going to pull the trigger this time regardless of what anyone said to replace some ancient equipment, but it would be nice to go into a big purchase with as much knowledge as possible.
Everyone told me, "Wait for Anand. His reviews are the best... just wait...any day now..." In the meantime, so many other reviews and benches came out... and I still told myself, "Wait until Anand's... he's supposed to be the best." Honestly, the other reviews were pretty vanilla, so I kept waiting and looking forward to the heralded "thorough expert"... checking this thread with every e-mail notification. Look at my user name: I'm PATIENT WAITER for goodness sake.
Up until these last few months, I had no idea who this "Anand" fellow was. So, I read up on him and his company. He's a self-made millionaire, and that's very impressive. He obviously works hard and has achieved tremendous success at a young age. I admire - and envy - those qualities and successes.
But sadly, here's what I've learned: He and/or his people seem to be dishonest, or at the very least, incredibly misleading. Indicating to a fan base that a review is coming... when the reality is, it hasn't and probably won't at this point. (Go ahead and prove me wrong. Please.) Having employees post to this thread, even if on his or her personal time, that something would be definitely coming "before the holidays".... which holiday exactly? President's Day? Martin Luther King Jr. Day? July 4? Maybe we'll see something before Labor Day if we're lucky.
So he's "traveling". Yeah? Seems to have time to post a lot of other reviews since the rMBP was released. And yes, I understand that the Mac Pro and even XBOX are much more important on the spectrum than an incremental update to the rMBP. That's fine and absolutely valid. But I, for one, don't appreciate being led on and lied to. If it's not coming, that's perfectly fine. I'm an adult, I can handle it, and so can the rest of the people here. In fact, you owe me and everyone else here absolutely nothing.
This post probably won't be very popular among the loyal followers and it might even get me hazed out of this forum. And to be clear, I don't mean any disrespect to Anand and his crew either. The work that I have seen is very fine. These words are just one person's opinion and you probably couldn't care less - it's an internet forum post. But perhaps just offer up these loyal fans a little bit of honesty next time. Or even this time - it's not too late. All I know is that I won't be contributing revenue by clicking over to the site anymore.
Cheers,
Patient Waiter -- patiently waited long enough.
