Apple forces manufacturers to stop making Zenbooks...

[JackBurton]

I find it funny that, as soon as Apple comes out with a product all of a sudden that is the only way something could be done. Apple comes out with an iPod, other manufactures copy, and then geeks cry out, "how many other ways can you make a scroll wheel on a DAP?" Apple comes out with the iPhone, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a phone?" Apple comes out with the iPad, geeks say it's a stupid idea, it becomes a HUGE success, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a tablet." Same with the MacBook Air.

Funny, Apple seems to do things differently, but for some reason others can't do the same. And then when manufacture BLATANTLY rip Apple off, geeks cry foul.

 

[Capt Caveman]

i hate apple and this is why.





how so? MS spends most of its time GETTING SUED, apple is generally starting the lawsuits

From the OP's link:

The problem with these sort of tactics is that they’re exactly the type of underhand maneuvers Microsoft and Intel once used to block competition and stifle competitors.

 

[nageov3t]

I find it funny that, as soon as Apple comes out with a product all of a sudden that is the only way something could be done. Apple comes out with an iPod, other manufactures copy, and then geeks cry out, "how many other ways can you make a scroll wheel on a DAP?" Apple comes out with the iPhone, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a phone?" Apple comes out with the iPad, geeks say it's a stupid idea, it becomes a HUGE success, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a tablet." Same with the MacBook Air.

Funny, Apple seems to do things differently, but for some reason others can't do the same. And then when manufacture BLATANTLY rip Apple off, geeks cry foul.

it's true, before the MBA, no manufacturer in the world was making silver laptops as slim as the technology allowed.

 

[rivan]

From the underside all cars look the same. Time to sue. 😉

:thumbsup:

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[Gigantopithecus]

Time for /. to change the Bill Gates as Borg icon to Steve Jobs as Borg. 😛

 

[Red Squirrel]

I think this stupid patent/trademark/copyright crap is retarded. Who freaking cares if it looks the same. Business is business.

If a company has the ability to sell something, then all the power to them, they should be able to manufacture and sell it.

 

[BoberFett]

it's true, before the MBA, no manufacturer in the world was making silver laptops as slim as the technology allowed.

LOL :thumbsup:

 

[BoberFett]

Time for /. to change the Bill Gates as Borg icon to Steve Jobs as Borg. 😛

Zombie Steve Jobs, natch.

 

[Zargon]

From the OP's link:

somehow glossed by that.

it does say ONCE, intel is still a bit.........yeah.

MS has been on the other end of that stick for the last decade or so

it's true, before the MBA, no manufacturer in the world was making silver laptops as slim as the technology allowed.

someone should sue apple for selling unpainted aluminum products, its been done for years in other industries 😱

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

Oh my god we should give Apple everything they want! Apple is jesus!

 

[busydude]

Same with the MacBook Air.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9850943-7.html

Apple made these things popular.. they are in no way original.

It is like saying Model T was the most original car ever.

How many people remember Apple pippin?

 

[3chordcharlie]

I find it funny that, as soon as Apple comes out with a product all of a sudden that is the only way something could be done. Apple comes out with an iPod, other manufactures copy, and then geeks cry out, "how many other ways can you make a scroll wheel on a DAP?" Apple comes out with the iPhone, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a phone?" Apple comes out with the iPad, geeks say it's a stupid idea, it becomes a HUGE success, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a tablet." Same with the MacBook Air.

Funny, Apple seems to do things differently, but for some reason others can't do the same. And then when manufacture BLATANTLY rip Apple off, geeks cry foul.

wankwankwank.

Even if we pretend that you're right about the first three, how do you figure the MBA is a similar case? I remember wanting a thin and light 12" notebook in 2002ish. I'll admit it wasn't white, and I don't remember if it had an optical drive, but I think it actually did not.

It definitely had a keyboard and a trackpad, and a hinge.

 

[rockyct]

apple trying hard to be like microsoft

I wonder how many people who hated Microsoft in the 90's have a house full of Apple stuff now and will not said a word in complaint of Apple.

 

[lxskllr]

I've posted this a few times now, but it always makes me smile when I see it, so I'm posting it again :^D

Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died.

As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone." Nobody deserves to have to die -- not Jobs, not Mr. Bill, not even people guilty of bigger evils than theirs. But we all deserve the end of Jobs' malign influence on people's computing.

Unfortunately, that influence continues despite his absence. We can only hope his successors, as they attempt to carry on his legacy, will be less effective.

 

[ultimatebob]

apple trying hard to be like microsoft

At this point, I think that Apple is more powerful (and anti-competitive) than Microsoft ever was. The only real difference is that Apple has a better PR department, and the media loves them.

 

[bfdd]

I wonder how many people who hated Microsoft in the 90's have a house full of Apple stuff now and will not said a word in complaint of Apple.

I know a few and they still tell me "Macs don't get viruses"

 

[ultimatebob]

I find it funny that, as soon as Apple comes out with a product all of a sudden that is the only way something could be done. Apple comes out with an iPod, other manufactures copy, and then geeks cry out, "how many other ways can you make a scroll wheel on a DAP?" Apple comes out with the iPhone, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a phone?" Apple comes out with the iPad, geeks say it's a stupid idea, it becomes a HUGE success, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a tablet." Same with the MacBook Air.

Funny, Apple seems to do things differently, but for some reason others can't do the same. And then when manufacture BLATANTLY rip Apple off, geeks cry foul.

Hey now... There were a bunch of computer manufacturers who were making small/thin laptops before Apple got into the game. IBM/Lenovo and Sony (for example) both had models with a very similar form factor. Apple just took it to the extreme, by leaving out a lot of parts that geeks find useful, like an optical drive and an Ethernet jack.

 

[JackBurton]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9850943-7.html

Apple made these things popular.. they are in no way original.

It is like saying Model T was the most original car ever.

How many people remember Apple pippin?

Apple made a sleek AND thin laptop like nothing else on the market. There was nothing like it at the time. If you think there was, your memory is failing you. It wasn't JUST about being thin.

And if there was a laptop as thin as the MBA in 1997, WTF was taking other manufactures so long to come out with their own version? They all tried, and they all failed.

 

[JackBurton]

Hey now... There were a bunch of computer manufacturers who were making small/thin laptops before Apple got into the game. IBM/Lenovo and Sony (for example) both had models with a very similar form factor. Apple just took it to the extreme, by leaving out a lot of parts that geeks find useful, like an optical drive and an Ethernet jack.

There were not. All of them were awful! How do I know? Because if there was one, we would have bought a shit load of them. IBM, Dell, HP, and Sony all had their ulta light versions, but they were nothing like the MBA. We paid $3K for a Sony ultra light back in the day for an executive, and that thing sucked. We looked at IBMs, Dells, HPs, and they all lacked something and NONE of them were anything like the MBA.

When the MBA came out, I said, "FINALLY, someone got it right."

 

[nageov3t]

it's almost as if technology is constantly improving.

other than touchpad gestures, I can't think of anything particularly revolutionary or innovative on the Macbook Air.

and I just typed out that message on one.

 

[BoberFett]

Apple made a sleek AND thin laptop like nothing else on the market. There was nothing like it at the time. If you think there was, your memory is failing you. It wasn't JUST about being thin.

And if there was laptop as thin as the MBA in 1997, WTF was taking other manufactures so long to come out with their own version? They all tried, and they all failed.

Maybe because the technology wasn't quite there yet?

Apple took an old idea and packaged the technology that other companies developed. Intel and other chipmakers should probably get most of the credit for lowering TDP to the point that the thin laptop was viable. Apple may be excellent industrial designers, but that does not make them innovators or inventors.

 

[Phokus]

I find it funny that, as soon as Apple comes out with a product all of a sudden that is the only way something could be done. Apple comes out with an iPod, other manufactures copy, and then geeks cry out, "how many other ways can you make a scroll wheel on a DAP?" Apple comes out with the iPhone, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a phone?" Apple comes out with the iPad, geeks say it's a stupid idea, it becomes a HUGE success, manufactures copy, geeks cry out, "how else can you make a tablet." Same with the MacBook Air.

Funny, Apple seems to do things differently, but for some reason others can't do the same. And then when manufacture BLATANTLY rip Apple off, geeks cry foul.

Apple: Inventor of the thin laptop 🙄

 

[sygyzy]

Who cares if they look a like. You want companies to purposely design a random curve or strange shape in their ultrabooks, at the expense of ergonomics and weight, just to avoid getting sued?

 

[Gibsons]

I guess Dell is next?

 

[BoberFett]

Who cares if they look a like. You want companies to purposely design a random curve or strange shape in their ultrabooks, at the expense of ergonomics and weight, just to avoid getting sued?

They don't even look alike. See the picture I posted early on. They only look similar under certain lighting and at a specific angle, from opposite sides no less.

From the front, they look nothing alike. Dark keys and light. Square corners and rounded. The notch in front of the trackpad.

Holy shit, sitting at my desk I just realized that from the side, I can't tell the difference between a stack of paper from one manufacturer and another. We can't let this injustice continue! Paper manufacturers are going to have to start coming up with ways to differentiate the profile of their paper. Just look how confused this poor consumer is!

"I want to buy the best paper, but they all look alike! What am I to do?!?"