As someone with minimalist tendencies, it is not a surprise that I fell in love with the idea of a super-skinny and minimal laptop that could slide into a manila envelope. I was on a hospital bed when Apple introduced the clearly underpowered and feature-challenged notebook in 2008. It was called MacBook Air then, though eventually, it became just a MacBook. The initial response to the laptop was harsh – I mean, everyone hated it.
Steve Jobs
Except me.
I couldn’t wait to get better, get to the Apple store and buy one of these thin, feather-light machines. I didn’t care that it wheezed like an overweight smoker running on a treadmill, or that it got so hot, you could easily keep a cup of tea warm on it.
…What made the MacBook Air then (and now) was its constraints.
MacDailyNews Take: Last time we looked the MacBook Air still existed – but we think there’s something quite charming about Malik’s requiem for Apple’s ultra-portable. (Though we have a feeling this may turn out as a short chapter heading for a new kind of ARM adventure…)
Om is one of those Internet TL;DR speed reads the headlines types.
this is a dumb article. what do you mean “everyone hated it?” a lot of people liked it.
I think the formula derived and taught in journalism school is 2(straw+man) over reality….
Clearly everybody hated it. There were only a billion of them sold!
What is the evidence for your outrageous sales claim?
all macbooks/airs are just underpowered but so overpriced!!!!