Originally Posted by Matt 26z

Apple came back to life by targeting what ignorant consumers can understand, product design.

But if you look at the technical details of competing products of the same price, it's not such an easy choice for the informed buyer.


And this ultra lightweight laptop isn't anything new either. Sony has been doing this for the past 10 years. In fact I had picked up an old Sony Vaio UltraSlim at a garage sale a couple summers ago for $40. It dated to about 1998. Ten inch screen, very thin and weightless. Compare that to the bulky laptops of the era and THAT is true innovation.

Here is one similar to it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Vaio-UltraS...QQcmdZViewItem

And one that came out a few years later. Still only 4 pounds and not even an inch high:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-VAIO-PCG-R5...QQcmdZViewItem


So much for the great Apple innovation, huh?