Talking Back about that itty-bitty Laptop
by Elizabeth Blair York | February 21st, 2008This is just my opinion, but…
The biggest wow at MacWorld had to be the “Air” - that new, tragically slim laptop that Apple unveiled. It could be argued that it’s the only other product out there that gives as good as the MoGo in the low-profile department.
But Air’s critics have been mounting. Primarily that it doesn’t come with a CD/DVD Drive (external one costs $99).
It was a bigger issue that Slate’s Harry McCracken came up with that has been ringing around in my head for a couple of weeks.
Now I’m going to put it in front of you.
Why is the Air a step backward from the iPhone?
No, Seriously.
The reason the iPhone (And its non-Apple cousins) blew us all off our feet was because that little device gets it.
The Future is Less Stuff that Does More.
We, the People, do not want to keep marching to the future wearing a superhero utility belt holding our 2 dozen gadgets.
This is why the MoGo rocks - because it is not only cool AND functional, but it stores in the device it augments. One fewer thing to worry about.
The plain truth is that phones and laptops (and computers and televisions) are converging. The iPhone was the standard-bearer of that reality. Internet + MP3 + Phone. That was 3 devices plucked from the utility belt and tossed in the bin, replaced by a single wicked multi-tasker.
The next tick in the evolution should not only have been a thin big dog laptop, but one that does more. For example, when MoGo rolled out the next gen of its product, it had more functionality.
The Air should have, too. It should be touchscreen, it should have cell-hookup capabilities, it should act like -in fact - an iPhone with a whole lot more memory and display and applications. After all, this is Apple. If they don’t get it, then who will?
So, what do YOU think?
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