[citation][nom]Johannes[/nom]>>and buying it is about status — not value or practicalityYou're obviously an idiot! Because not having to worry about viruses and having a better user interface as well as a real Unix system, yes, I'm a Unix/Linux developer, are all obviously not about practicality! There can be even additional reasons. For example my home and workplace is Microsoft free which means that I'd have to add yet another O/S to what I already have to deal with so far, if I picked anything with Windows on it. But as you so insightfully put it: my choices are "about status — not value or practicality."[/citation]
Hi Johannes,
Thanks for your comment, though I would appreciate if readers instituted a ban on name-calling. If you read my review carefully, you'd see that my review specified that a purchase of the MacBook Air is about status--not that a purchase of ANY Apple is about status. Does this opinion make me an idiot?
I think we can all agree that the Air is an overpriced product--that doesn't mean that people shouldn't buy it if they like it. If someone really wants to be *practical* while at the same time staying away from Windows, there are plenty of better options than the MacBook Air.
thanks,
Rachel Rosmarin, Editor of Tom's Guide