meh, not a huge fan of the writing in this article. Some of it is good, other parts are… well… I'm gonna make comments but it's mostly from memory so sources will lack (sorry) There wasn't much...
meh, not a huge fan of the writing in this article. Some of it is good, other parts are… well… I'm gonna make comments but it's mostly from memory so sources will lack (sorry)
That [2012's first retina macbook pro] radical redesign replaced their rugged, modular workhorse with a slimmed-down frame and first-of-its-kind retina display.
There wasn't much innovative about the retina display. Good marketing, sure, but other high end laptops had similar (or better!) screens for a few years already.
The new notebook was universally applauded by tech pundits, with one notable exception: my team at iFixit
I mean it wasn't, maybe by apple fans, but there was plenty of criticism from day one (like the aforementioned "radical design" that wasn't all that radical, plus people being unhappy with the slimming down at the expense of other things, and the battery being glued like they mention in the paragraph after)
Apple has a history of great keyboards—they know how to make them.
I'll admit, I'm a bit of a thinkpad fanboy, but ever since getting a thinkpad (and now another) I can't type on anything else anymore. Apple keyboards have always felt off to me, even with some extended (admittedly that means an afternoon or so) of typing.
I like that they mention the ramifications of apple extending the warranty (four years!!) on the keyboard though. It's a big deal, and I think it could hurt them quite a bit. I don't necessarily see them changing though. And in my opinion the authors here kind of have a blind spot—the quotes I criticize sound like them taking apple's old marketing at face value, even if there was criticism on it from day one. Then again, I'm the opposite of apple's target demographics in a lot of senses, so I might be too harsh.
(that's ignoring that the title is clickbait and a half, but w/e, interesting read)
meh, not a huge fan of the writing in this article. Some of it is good, other parts are… well… I'm gonna make comments but it's mostly from memory so sources will lack (sorry)
There wasn't much innovative about the retina display. Good marketing, sure, but other high end laptops had similar (or better!) screens for a few years already.
I mean it wasn't, maybe by apple fans, but there was plenty of criticism from day one (like the aforementioned "radical design" that wasn't all that radical, plus people being unhappy with the slimming down at the expense of other things, and the battery being glued like they mention in the paragraph after)
I'll admit, I'm a bit of a thinkpad fanboy, but ever since getting a thinkpad (and now another) I can't type on anything else anymore. Apple keyboards have always felt off to me, even with some extended (admittedly that means an afternoon or so) of typing.
I like that they mention the ramifications of apple extending the warranty (four years!!) on the keyboard though. It's a big deal, and I think it could hurt them quite a bit. I don't necessarily see them changing though. And in my opinion the authors here kind of have a blind spot—the quotes I criticize sound like them taking apple's old marketing at face value, even if there was criticism on it from day one. Then again, I'm the opposite of apple's target demographics in a lot of senses, so I might be too harsh.
(that's ignoring that the title is clickbait and a half, but w/e, interesting read)