History of the MacBook Air

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  • Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
  • If you were around to see Steve Jobs reveal the MacBook Air on stage back in 2008, then you probably remember how shocking it was to see a notebook that thin. And as usual, Jobs did an amazing job introducing it in the most theatrical way possible. [clip] But if you didn’t get a chance to see that moment and you watch the introduction today, it likely won’t have the same effect. And that’s because the first MacBook Air looks a lot like notebooks we see today. Which means Apple created a MacBook that effectively predicted where the entire notebook market would head, and that’s why Apple asserted that the MacBook Air was the future of the MacBook.

Комментарии • 329

  • @hanniffydinn6019
    @hanniffydinn6019 5 лет назад +112

    That AIR reveal is etched in my memory, wonderful moment. God I miss Steve Jobs.

    • @jleuthardt
      @jleuthardt 3 года назад +2

      Same

    • @hanniffydinn6019
      @hanniffydinn6019 3 года назад +1

      @@jleuthardt at least now he’ll be happy the air finally delivers on its idea...A slim light long lasting power computer! 😎😎😎😎😎🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

    • @jleuthardt
      @jleuthardt 3 года назад

      @@hanniffydinn6019 yeah, I literally bought a MacBook Air 2015 this week and it should be here tomorrow or tuesday

    • @hanniffydinn6019
      @hanniffydinn6019 3 года назад

      @@jleuthardt you really need the new 2020 m1 air! 🤯🤯🤯

    • @jleuthardt
      @jleuthardt 3 года назад

      @@hanniffydinn6019 I can’t afford it

  • @NickSoong
    @NickSoong 5 лет назад +287

    CORRECTION: Apple discontinued the 11-inch Air back in Oct. 2016, and Apple still sells the previous 13-inch air at $999

    • @jasong6460
      @jasong6460 5 лет назад +2

      👍👍

    • @m4st3rm1nd9
      @m4st3rm1nd9 5 лет назад

      Nick Soong I was going to point that out too after 10:12

    • @NotZigza
      @NotZigza 5 лет назад +3

      I got the 13" Air a few days before the new one was announced 😫😂

    • @majdolinmohamed6557
      @majdolinmohamed6557 5 лет назад

      You are wrong

    • @Andy-gu1ol
      @Andy-gu1ol 5 лет назад

      waste of money for the specs.

  • @echoi7119
    @echoi7119 5 лет назад +54

    8:48 I want that outdated keyboard...

  • @darc1290
    @darc1290 5 лет назад +78

    I honestly think the 2010 MacBook Air was the most perfect, well-rounded laptop for its time.

    • @horrorg.c.l4244
      @horrorg.c.l4244 3 года назад +6

      And now its the 2020 with the m1 MacBook air

    • @StreetSmrtNtrmt
      @StreetSmrtNtrmt 3 года назад

      @@horrorg.c.l4244 ss 🔥😎

    • @plisskenetic
      @plisskenetic 3 года назад

      Nah it didn't have the Retina display lol. The MacBook 12 is the perfect one for me. And no I didn't experience any of that exaggerated butterfly keyboard nonsense that many BS about.

    • @KeiTh0r
      @KeiTh0r 3 года назад

      @@plisskenetic notebooks back then didn't have retina displays.

    • @KB-xg6rb
      @KB-xg6rb 3 года назад

      I had one and it still runs. Got me through my first two years of college before I upgraded to a pro. I spilled a bottle of alcohol on it and the thing STILL runs.

  • @bradenboyko
    @bradenboyko 5 лет назад +47

    Great video, I’m glad to see your channel growing fast!

  • @anzhrey
    @anzhrey 5 лет назад +327

    No matter how much hate Apple gets it influences market in every way, computers copy Apple designs and so do smartphones, everyone hates the notch yet so many manufacturers adopted the design 😂❤️🍎

    • @frityet2840
      @frityet2840 5 лет назад +4

      so they are adopting failures?

    • @aravindr4986
      @aravindr4986 5 лет назад +9

      So many manufacturers are switching to full screen design.
      Oppo find x,Vivo nex,Nubia x,Samsung's upcoming phones,Mi mix 3.
      You have to agree all manufacturers copy each other.Chinese manufacturers were first to remove headphone jack, should I say apple copied them.Essential phone was released before iPhone x with a U-notch.Apple saw the potential of fast charging, wireless charging, water proof,OLED display,edge to edge display,raise to wake,tap to wake,facial recognition and copied it.To this day Apple can't beat Android's in fast charging.

    • @negirno
      @negirno 5 лет назад +12

      More like everybody hates Apple because it influences trends in the tech industry. A lot of us doesn't like the lack of expandability, but sadly, the majority wants something at least of a resemblance of Apple products, so everybody and their dogs makes thinner devices cause that's what sells.

    • @mistamaog
      @mistamaog 5 лет назад +4

      I hate how manufacturers copy them. It's okay if it's something good since everyone does that with each other but don't copy the bad ones

    • @aravindr4986
      @aravindr4986 5 лет назад +3

      @@mistamaog you're right.Manufacturers copy each other but they shouldn't copy the bad ones.

  • @erickleefeld4883
    @erickleefeld4883 5 лет назад +97

    Apple should rebrand the 12" MacBook as a MacBook Air, taking the place of the old 11.6" model.
    They clearly had wanted to get back to a place where you had a "MacBook" for consumers, and "MacBook Pro" for professionals. But what the market actually wants is the "MacBook Air" name for consumers. So be it.

    • @aravindr4986
      @aravindr4986 5 лет назад +12

      History of MacBook air
      2008: thinnest and lighest of the time
      2018:We have no idea why we named it MacBook air
      Maybe because it empties your wallet and fills it with air

    • @cheesebusiness
      @cheesebusiness 5 лет назад +1

      aravind r, so Pro is more airy

    • @WarriorsPhoto
      @WarriorsPhoto 5 лет назад +1

      I agree with you.

    • @robinwalia5361
      @robinwalia5361 5 лет назад +1

      The MacBook was a test product. For the new butterfly keyboard, bigger force touch trackpad, usb-c, metal hinge etc

    • @optecio
      @optecio 5 лет назад

      True and the MacBook should have been like the pro but with less stuff.

  • @oof56000
    @oof56000 5 лет назад +17

    8:51 what outdated keyboard at least it didn’t get jammed or bricked if the tiniest spec of dust gets inside the keys

  • @davidellis4031
    @davidellis4031 5 лет назад +6

    I still think that the 11" MBA is the greatest notebook Apple has ever made. While the screen clearly could do with an upgrade, I still take my 2012 maxed out version with me on trips, and it's never missed a beat, and I've even done some light video editing on it.

  • @zen_coco2658
    @zen_coco2658 5 лет назад +9

    Bru back when they would show the product live :O

  • @hanniffydinn6019
    @hanniffydinn6019 5 лет назад +7

    The AIR is still the best designed good looking ultra slim laptop design.

  • @FreedomwithRob
    @FreedomwithRob 5 лет назад +60

    Wow I miss that Glowing Apple Logo!
    No one give me the crap that it used more battery. It was a clear logo that Light went through! And If the Display is thinner you still put a clear logo! Apple just wants to remove everything Steve Jobs.... 1999 G3 Glowing Logo

    • @constancies
      @constancies 5 лет назад +5

      Not true. If they had kept it, many people would probably complain about it looking outdated.

    • @bibasik7
      @bibasik7 5 лет назад +17

      Apple uses a new display technology now, which doesn’t allow for holes in the back, so they’d have to make a separate light for it, making the lid thicker.

    • @alvzcizzler
      @alvzcizzler 5 лет назад +6

      I also miss the Mac startup chime

    • @plc3653
      @plc3653 5 лет назад

      I prefer the non glowing logo... guess its a personal preference thing

    • @matthewelerick648
      @matthewelerick648 5 лет назад +3

      Cesar Alvarez me to

  • @rwhoosh1122
    @rwhoosh1122 5 лет назад +6

    Reset in peace Steve jobs😢😔

  • @UkarauKakepare
    @UkarauKakepare 4 года назад +1

    I'm watching this on my mid 2013 MacBook Air 11inch in 2020... no need to buy a new one as this one still functions really good.

  • @pascalculate
    @pascalculate 5 лет назад +3

    could you change the background music though

  • @hansf.6463
    @hansf.6463 3 года назад +1

    I like how macbook air went from expensive back then to the most affordable macbook today. You can buy the base model for a price of a base model iPhone 12 pro.

  • @Poire33
    @Poire33 5 лет назад +22

    Hey, I still use DVDs!

    • @ktsp2538
      @ktsp2538 5 лет назад +3

      There is a reason I prefer the Apple Macs with the DVD/CD drive, in case I need and plus they got all them ports

    • @LionsinofStraight
      @LionsinofStraight 4 года назад +2

      Seriously, where are you living. In a cage???

    • @williamhoward2201
      @williamhoward2201 4 года назад

      Me to

    • @aetvrna
      @aetvrna 3 года назад +1

      OK boomer

  • @nir2594
    @nir2594 5 лет назад +3

    I love your videos Greg. I have a confession though. I playback all your videos at 1.5 x speed.

  • @foxyfoxfilms
    @foxyfoxfilms Год назад

    I love this video! Very well made, as usual. But how do I participate in the voting poles? I’m subscribed and they are never showing up

  • @tristanskylark
    @tristanskylark 5 лет назад +3

    0:49 good one

  • @Pub2k4
    @Pub2k4 5 лет назад +102

    Talks about the PC market in 2008. Shows stock photo of PC with windows 10 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @Elimbi1
      @Elimbi1 5 лет назад +14

      Who cares

    • @superqaxclub
      @superqaxclub 5 лет назад +13

      Images for demonstration purposes

    • @loreaver3882
      @loreaver3882 5 лет назад +6

      A pc from 2008 can probably run windows 10

    • @TR2000LT
      @TR2000LT 5 лет назад +1

      @@loreaver3882 But designed and shipped with windows vista in the best case scenario because windows 7 wasn't a thing.

    • @cheesebusiness
      @cheesebusiness 5 лет назад +3

      Nothing changed in the PC world since that time

  • @Jeromeromesheltonrecords
    @Jeromeromesheltonrecords 5 лет назад +1

    I LOVE my New MacBook Air that I purchased today for $390 off Craigslist from 2013 its hecka light, compact, 11inches and battery is good its also faster than my old MacBook pro 15 inch from 2008

  • @drenck5859
    @drenck5859 3 года назад +1

    And today we have the MacBook Air with the M1 Apple Processore which was the first to feature an Apple-designed processor. To it's time it is a game-changer in performance. Today we know the design made in 2008 was made to have an Apple processor inside, because of heat that isn't as much of a problem for the M1 than Intels predecessor before.

  • @QuesQuestion
    @QuesQuestion 5 лет назад +5

    History of the ibook and Powerbook

  • @Ryan-xn3mt
    @Ryan-xn3mt 3 года назад

    Just bought my first Macbook last month. Honestly the Air is an amazing computer, for the price.

  • @Philafxs
    @Philafxs 5 лет назад +1

    Did they predict or did they shape the future (much like with the phone notch)? Also, the biggest complaint I remember hearing back at its release was that decent internet speeds and hotspots were nowhere near as common yet, and were thought to be an absolute necessity for superdrive obsolescence. The Air was simply ahead of its time for that matter, indeed predicting the future.

  • @kylerjd
    @kylerjd 5 лет назад +4

    I still use my 2013 MacBook Air everyday, performance is still just as fast as when I bought it. The only issue is I need to get the battery replaced, can barely hold a charge but that’s to be expected from a machine I’ve been using for years.

  • @Jay-uu5lu
    @Jay-uu5lu 5 лет назад +5

    HISTORY OF APPLE STICKERS

  • @tristanskylark
    @tristanskylark 5 лет назад +3

    9:44 and Touch ID without the Touch Bar

  • @LeoQKepler
    @LeoQKepler 5 лет назад +1

    Can you please tell me why apple store employee use the iPod

  • @MasterAlfred3000
    @MasterAlfred3000 2 года назад +1

    6:57 great air-pon !

  • @MarioStelar
    @MarioStelar 5 лет назад +3

    Is MacBook Air 2017 a good deal for $700, I want to get one for web browsing and school

    • @DrIstoris
      @DrIstoris 5 лет назад +1

      i have macbook air 2017, bought it for 700 eur. It will be good for browsing and school work. The screen is ok, it has older type keyboard which i prefer. If you need a laptop for work ( not for editing videos though) it will be great, the biggest plus is the batery power, really good.

    • @cunnyman
      @cunnyman 5 лет назад +1

      @@kenan9919
      Don't bring up thick ass Windows laptops please. Those offer completely different experience.

    • @adityabhardwaj1808
      @adityabhardwaj1808 4 года назад

      Yeah it’s a really good deal

  • @vladshredman
    @vladshredman 5 лет назад +1

    Great vid bro love ya work keep it up

  • @mohammadislam2324
    @mohammadislam2324 5 лет назад

    this channel is a gem, please keep up the good work

  • @vladshredman
    @vladshredman 5 лет назад +10

    Will you be doing a vid on Mac Pro towers and why apple hasn’t upgraded the pro for a few years

    • @constancies
      @constancies 5 лет назад

      Because of the way it’s designed. Its cooling system is optimized for older graphics cards, meaning that newer, more powerful ones wouldn’t be compatible with the Mac Pro

    • @Jeremy974
      @Jeremy974 5 лет назад +1

      @@constancies False... it's because nor AMD and Nvidia support the MXM interface anymore, Apple used it in the 2013-2015 Mac Pro because at the time AMD and Nvidia supported it, officially, support for MXM ended on 2014-03-13.

  • @WarriorsPhoto
    @WarriorsPhoto 5 лет назад +2

    I loved the original and second generation of MacBook Air models. The new one??? I would rather get a new MacBook or Pro model. Good history video though.

  • @kingsknightuk
    @kingsknightuk 5 лет назад +7

    Cannot believe you skipped over the part were the first Macbook Air's used an Ipod hard drive which failed ALL the time! I had Air back in 08 and I had to get the hard drive replaced 5 times till they gave me a free upgrade to an SSD which was sooooooo small! Great video though!

    • @davejnathan10
      @davejnathan10 2 года назад

      Also, throttling all the time lol

  • @jtturner4319
    @jtturner4319 4 года назад +1

    This is like a channel after my new heart!!!! Love it!

  • @augologo
    @augologo 5 лет назад +3

    1:02 "the new, Apple manila envelope ."

    • @smokyblackeyes3615
      @smokyblackeyes3615 4 года назад

      wish they deliver it like that. Feels like a Notebook getting deliver.

  • @fst_B
    @fst_B 3 года назад +1

    i am still surprised on how thin it is

  • @RobloxGuru_Official
    @RobloxGuru_Official Год назад

    I am 8 years old and i still use that old MacBook Air first gen.

  • @LiberateYou
    @LiberateYou 8 месяцев назад

    Wow, it really is (has become) a compromise computer! I never have realized that!

  • @Darwizzy_the_goat
    @Darwizzy_the_goat 3 года назад +1

    8:51 "outdated keyboard" you mean a keyboard without issues?

  • @BeesonsCars
    @BeesonsCars 5 лет назад +1

    My school has given every student an 11” Air for the past 4 years and I love it. The battery life is absolutely fantastic and the design is perfect. Though the model we have is the 1.6ghz i5 and only 4 gigs of ram, it’s more than fast enough for basic tasks. The only thing I dislike is the horrible 1366x768 screen. It’s like the absolute worst quality thing on the device. I’d complain about it on a $600 laptop, let alone a $1000 one.

    • @iam_robbie_lol8
      @iam_robbie_lol8 5 лет назад

      I also have the 11" version, the display is like a shit!

  • @RobloxianX
    @RobloxianX Год назад

    3100 USD for a notebook? At that point, they should have just released the Air in 2010 with the 2nd gen. The 1st gen was such a novelty product. This makes the Apple Vison Pro look dirt cheap in comparison!

  • @itsmitko7
    @itsmitko7 4 года назад +1

    2:26 IS THAT A BLUE SCREEN LOOOOOL

  • @jalienc
    @jalienc 3 года назад

    when I try to watch I get an apple ad for Apple News+

  • @robloxianalamat1019
    @robloxianalamat1019 5 лет назад

    I’ve been camping this channel for this

  • @alyx6427
    @alyx6427 3 года назад +1

    they didn’t predict where the industry went, they changed the course of it

  • @hav431
    @hav431 4 года назад +1

    2:24 look closely at the Windows PC, it has BSOD

  • @hamzasafdari9360
    @hamzasafdari9360 2 года назад

    10:36 That's obviously changed after apple discontinued the 11-inch model and the 12-inch MacBook and reduced it's price back to $999

  • @FunnyandInterestingVideos
    @FunnyandInterestingVideos 5 лет назад +1

    When is the history of iWorks

  • @dubssy
    @dubssy 5 лет назад +4

    5:56 Did you just say Airealevent?

  • @gabbate2011
    @gabbate2011 5 лет назад +18

    watching this on the new air lmao

    • @natefrigoletto2982
      @natefrigoletto2982 5 лет назад

      18maraschinocherries what do you think of the Air so far? I think I might get one for school

    • @vladimirivanov8743
      @vladimirivanov8743 5 лет назад +2

      natefrig DONT get the base MacBook Pro for just 100 more you won’t regret it

    • @gabbate2011
      @gabbate2011 5 лет назад +3

      natefrig I like it so far. I chose it over the base MacBook Pro cuz I heard the updated keyboard on the air is more reliable.

    • @vladimirivanov8743
      @vladimirivanov8743 5 лет назад

      18maraschinocherries but in terms of tech specs it hands it to the air

    • @CFC.NobarR
      @CFC.NobarR 5 лет назад

      Vladimir Ivanov why

  • @frufrufrufru1999
    @frufrufrufru1999 5 лет назад +1

    Can you do history of the Apple Watch⌚️🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @anubhavmitra8928
    @anubhavmitra8928 3 года назад

    No matter how bad Apples pricing is , it is a good predictor.
    They predicted the smartphone notebook laptop and made the face time capable of communicating with many people during covid situation

  • @Antphoneigh
    @Antphoneigh 4 года назад +1

    2020 MacBook Air is back with a better keyboard!

  • @legendblox1719
    @legendblox1719 3 года назад

    Fun Fact: The remote disk Windows PC icon had a Windows 98 BSOD on it.

  • @jaredj631
    @jaredj631 5 лет назад

    What is better a maxed out MacBook Air or a close to base model MacBook Pro? I just want your opinions! Thanks
    assuming you spent the same on a the pro that a fully loaded air would cost.

  • @twinkharrylwt226
    @twinkharrylwt226 5 лет назад

    Well i have macbook air late 2015 with old trackpad and old keyboard and i love them better than the new ones tbh

  • @joshuasanders6526
    @joshuasanders6526 4 года назад +4

    who is watching on a 2019 MacBook Air

  • @theknowledgehunter3530
    @theknowledgehunter3530 5 лет назад

    Can you do a video on the Apple Remote?

  • @Dimanson91
    @Dimanson91 Год назад

    why iphones does not have a startup sound like mackbooks and macs?

  • @katrinegadegaard1241
    @katrinegadegaard1241 2 года назад

    Holy smokes, starting price of 1.799$? I can understand if some people thought that was a bit much.

  • @oSJmee
    @oSJmee 5 лет назад +5

    I think buying the older MacBook Air is better than the newer MacBook Air.
    It might not be so powerful but it has a brighter display, useful ports, the magnetic port makes everything safer, the better keyboard (I don't like butterfly keyboards because of less key travel) and a bigger battery.
    + it's cheaper
    I would recommend everyone who wants to get a Mac to get business work done (Texting, PowerPoint, Websurfing, Emails) to get the old 13" MacBook Air for under 1000$.

    • @ianhorlock5470
      @ianhorlock5470 5 лет назад

      I agree. I waited for the new Macbook Air announcement then did exactly that. In the UK you can get the old MA from John Lewis for £950 with the 256 ssd.

    • @aravindr4986
      @aravindr4986 5 лет назад +1

      Surface laptop 2 is better than 2018 MacBook air
      1.Powerful processor and gpu
      2.Better display
      3.Good trackpad and keyboard
      4.Unique design
      5.cheaper

    • @The-Rest-of-Us
      @The-Rest-of-Us 5 лет назад +1

      Are these Microsoft informercials in the comments actually paid for? I see them everywhere. Always ready with a 5 point bullet list of features and what not. Usually by accounts that seem somewhat dead when you click on them (zero subs, posts or activity etc.)

    • @aravindr4986
      @aravindr4986 5 лет назад

      @@The-Rest-of-Us I'm not a RUclipsr

    • @The-Rest-of-Us
      @The-Rest-of-Us 5 лет назад +1

      aravind r Huh, k. So honest question (I’m actually curious): do you copy and paste that pro-Microsoft message everywhere bc you just like them as a company or what’s the deal here?

  • @michaelhartman2823
    @michaelhartman2823 5 лет назад +2

    EXCUSE ME!!! Since when does affordable and Apple go in the same sentence?

  • @samguapo4573
    @samguapo4573 4 года назад

    History. Man was stopped from boarding his flight because the Airport security didn't know what in the world was this thing in his luggage.

  • @JustRobertCZE
    @JustRobertCZE 3 года назад

    that feel when you can get macbook pro with High level specs for 6000 dollars but my MSI with same specs cost 1/3 of the price brand new XD

  • @ReverseBurst
    @ReverseBurst 4 года назад

    Does anyone know what air means?

  • @whiteandnerdytuba
    @whiteandnerdytuba 5 лет назад

    It only ever changed once. 20 years ago and today.

  • @aetvrna
    @aetvrna 3 года назад +1

    I hate how you put butterfly keyboard as an advantage

    • @brubru9663
      @brubru9663 3 года назад +1

      Ikr scissor switch forever haha im typing this on a 2015 macbook pro

  • @sidnotgod
    @sidnotgod 5 лет назад +2

    YA BRODAA

  • @justgaming4fun82
    @justgaming4fun82 4 года назад +1

    watching "History of the MacBook Air" on a MacBook Air 2020. : )

  • @ifihadfriends437
    @ifihadfriends437 4 года назад +1

    So all of the original complaints are things people still complain about lol

  • @jleuthardt
    @jleuthardt 3 года назад

    I just bought a MacBook Air this week

  • @GeetarAddict
    @GeetarAddict 3 года назад

    HA imagine having limited i/o ports on a MacBook 2021- oh wait

  • @cheesebusiness
    @cheesebusiness 5 лет назад +1

    8:50 WTF?! The old keyboard is not outdated because it is better than the new one because the new one is very unreliable.

  • @Magicconchshell1
    @Magicconchshell1 5 лет назад

    Great choice of movie

  • @iPodee
    @iPodee 5 лет назад

    I watched the October 30 event at school and I told my math teacher that has a *MacBook* Air!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 The teacher was like "the prices are too much".

    • @CFC.NobarR
      @CFC.NobarR 5 лет назад

      Shawn Murphy yon can get it refurbished from apple which is a lot more cheaper and basically brand new

  • @EmpanadaMerchant
    @EmpanadaMerchant 3 года назад

    Hah I wasn't even alive in 2008!

  • @darrenwoloshyn
    @darrenwoloshyn 5 лет назад

    I have that dell insprion at 1:57

  • @Struwex
    @Struwex 5 лет назад +5

    no the ipad was in 2010

    • @14yve16
      @14yve16 4 года назад

      yes, bring this to the top by liking
      (no hate) he should stop making such mistakes and instead edit them

  • @THEBIGMG1
    @THEBIGMG1 5 лет назад +1

    The USB super drive was the first dongle

  • @RedzaImran
    @RedzaImran 5 лет назад +1

    The new MacBook Air makes me want to move to macOS

  • @gordongaming4086
    @gordongaming4086 5 лет назад +26

    History of Pro

  • @user-xr3rb6pn9m
    @user-xr3rb6pn9m 5 лет назад

    For 2019, having a dual-core processor is a shame, especially with a price tag of $1200. You are essentially buying an expensive typewriter.

  • @5minutesvideosforyourlovedones
    @5minutesvideosforyourlovedones 3 года назад

    I use it

  • @timothyjholloway
    @timothyjholloway 4 года назад

    Apple not updating the MacBook Air for so long is an example of how modern Apple doles out updates with an eye to squeezing as much profit out of products as possible, even if it means that Apple looks lazy. The latest iPhone SE is a more dignified version of this attitude by using parts and designs they use elsewhere so they spend as little as possible and can offer the best price possible. The big difference is that the latest iPhone SE doesn't lack modern technology, like a decent screen or the latest processor. In fact, if I were to buy an iPhone, I'd probably want the SE for the satisfaction of getting the best value and probably the fastest iPhone because of it's lower-resolution display but the same processor.
    Apple didn't update the MacBook Air because they didn't want to spend any more money on their most entry-level MacBook. They could have and maybe should have updated the Air on a regular basis and given it a Retina display, but it made them more money to use outdated parts and let its old design sort of fester as a way of encouraging buyers to purchase a more expensive product.
    This actually reminds me of how Apple sold iPhones with 16GB of storage until the iPhone 7 in 2017. Seriously. Apple could give their products a low-sounding entry-level price, but many consumers would pay more to get a 32GB model. In other words, the idea of getting an iPhone sounded cheaper to get more people hooked on the idea, then when they ordered, they'd be willing to go a bit more.
    This should all remind the thinking observer that although Apple presents itself as being better than the competition, offering nice things at premium prices, they're not above the kind of sleazy, low cunning of bait and switch tactics.
    Apple sets themselves up to be hated. They're always thinking about money and have few scruples about how they get it, unless it affects their bottom line. They only offered to sell cheap replacement batteries to those whose phones they'd slowed down _after_ they'd be called on their underhanded ways, which definitely made them more money by convincing people with slowed iPhones that they needed a new one.
    Shame on Apple! They're cowardly! Apple is so greedy and chickenshit that, though they've earned many advantages over their competition, they resort to undignified tactics like carnies tricking rubes at travelling carnivals! And shame on anyone stupid enough that they're blind to what Apple's doing when they buy Apple! Use Apple if you will, but don't be a sheep about it! Then again, Apple deserves its sheep and sheep deserve their apples before they're shorn.

  • @daestract
    @daestract 4 года назад

    watching this on my macbook air 11 inch from 2015

  • @ferrarisuper
    @ferrarisuper 4 года назад

    I think they should have named the 12" Macbook "Macbook mini". Just like the iPad air and the iPad mini. Actually the iPad air had a better surface/weight ratio than the iPad mini and it had a full size display, just like the macbook air and the 12" macbook today

  • @elbozo5723
    @elbozo5723 3 года назад

    damn if this dog waited two years

  • @Nathan15038
    @Nathan15038 15 дней назад

    As an apple fanboy, I enjoyed this😅

  • @mgk64
    @mgk64 4 года назад +1

    5:32 2011?

  • @davidmanjhu
    @davidmanjhu 4 года назад

    All those PC netbooks in landfills

  • @ahhh4141
    @ahhh4141 2 года назад +1

    ah yes the E e e P C

  • @MichaelFlatman
    @MichaelFlatman 5 лет назад

    5:07 remember 1024x600 and 1024x576 screens :P

  • @apollo1606
    @apollo1606 5 лет назад

    Anyone realised that the MacBook Air is littered just the MacBook Pro just thinner with some slight differences?

  • @quenmariciouswilliams2771
    @quenmariciouswilliams2771 5 лет назад

    WHY DO YOU KEEP THINKING OF THE IPAD 2??? THE IPAD 2 WAS RELEASED MARCH 2011, THE IPAD 3 WAS RELEASED OCTOBER 2011!!!

  • @vrucewayne
    @vrucewayne 5 лет назад

    I always thought Macbook Air was aligned with Ultra Books, and not Net Books.

  • @jennao5602
    @jennao5602 5 лет назад +1

    so they had always been taking useful,ports and selling dongles since 2008