Microsoft wants you to 'do the math'

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/06/microsoft-wants-buyers-to-do-the-math-and-select-a-netbook-ove/

by shawndumas • 15 years ago

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tomlin2• 15 years ago

People aren't necessarily buying the MacBook Air because of the hardware or the price. At the end of the day, you want a stable platform that takes away the micromanagement and lets you get to your work.

fleitz• 15 years ago

Given the lifespan of SSDs I'm not sure I'd expect much long term stability from a MacBook Air. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2011/05/the-hot-crazy-solid...

wriq• 15 years ago

I haven't heard of any stability or reliability issues regarding Apple's choice of storage in Air's, MacBook Pro's (w/ SSD), iPads, iPhones or any Flash-storage based product. A single blog post with it's extremely limited scoped is a weak reason to write off an entire group of storage tech.

tomlin2• 15 years ago

There's probably some truth to SSDs dying off horribly, but like anything else, the tech will evolve and then you replace your SSD with a new SSD at some point. Wouldn't hurt to use Time Machine as well.

51Cards• 15 years ago

"Of course, Apple slammed Microsoft many times with the "Get A Mac" campaign, but at least the ads were funny and generally grounded in truth..."

Baloney on the 'truth' comment. Advertising spin is advertising spin. I used to (and still do) watch Apple do it all the time. It's the nature of competitive advertising.

Cushman• 15 years ago

Wonder why they didn't go all the way with the Air and say "HardDrive: None."

jules• 15 years ago

> Oh, and that HP Pavilion DM1 sitting in the middle of the lineup? I'm sure it's nice enough, but it weighs in at 3.46 lbs (1.56 kg) -- 150% as massive as the slender, featherweight 2.3 lb (1.08 kg) 11" Air. How much do you have to save on chiropractor bills before the 'inexpensive' netbook stops being such a bargain?

If you want to make a good argument, don't go over the top and trigger people's irrational fanboi detector. Seriously, this thing doesn't belong in the lineup because it's 0.48kg heavier? And these 0.48kg will cause you to go to a person to destroy your back?

Microsoft wants you to 'do the math'

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