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Why do people compare thickness like this?

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anti-microsoft

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I guess because if you put one on top of each other then you have an instant reference point, one to the other and vice versa.

If you put them both down then you've introduced a third reference point (a flat table) and you need to go down to eye level with the table to see the difference.

Yes, that's probably more accurate but it's not as "visual" as having the two stacked.
 
I suppose in this particular case, with three computers, the photo would have to be quite wide. But I agree it makes the comparison quite difficult visually.
 
Feet

Another issue you have to contend with if you just lay the laptops on a table is the feet, for instance the MBA is actually thinner than the new MacBook pro but stands taller because it has taller feet than the mbp.
 
anti-microsoft said:
I really don't understand the point of comparing the thickness of a device to another by putting one on top of the other. It makes no sense.

The best way to compare thickness is to lay them side by side.

This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/15/3088889/13-inch-macbook-pro-retina-display-release-date-rumor

Is there any reasoning behind this? It just makes no sense to me.
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Maybe they're more interested in making the picture look cool or showing off their sci-fi book collection.
 
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