TheStrange

So what if someone posted it on the Verge a month ago? The idea of adding an extra row of icons to the iPhone has been around a LOT longer than that.

Very Fox news of you to take this out of context. This was in reply to…. the frickin title of the blog post.

“Very Fox News” sound’s like a variation of Godwin’s Law, but hey, if it makes you feel better to think that my politics are different than yours, that’s cool.

I was quoting the last thing you wrote, and NOT taking out of context, although that’s a great catchphrase to use when you want to change the subject.

The larger point is not everybody wants a laptop like yours, as the responses here make abundantly clear.

Your implying too much. Corporations already trust it. The emphasis was on the "And Consumers Buy". Bc right now….. consumers dont buy thinkpads. Am I right? or at least the vast majority dont.

And if you actually read the post you’re responding to, then take a deep breath, you’d notice that I point out that the ThinkPad is just one of Lenovo’s laptop line-ups, which are geared towards different markets.

Since I see more ThinkPads in the wild than IdeaPads, I’m guessing that whether it’s individual consumers or corporate sales, they’re doing alright with the brand, without listening to someone who wants to turn everything into a Macbook Air.

While I get what you’re saying, market share numbers are going to come out on a quarterly basis whether one wants to wait or not. :)

I do think that MS and Nokia have to play the long game to get any traction though. Even 10 percent of new sales by the end of this year would be good.

Remember that 3.7" screens didn’t become a commercially viable option until a full 2 years after the original iPhone.

Looks at desk drawer with old Palm LifeDrive and Clie NX70 and shakes head.

except fitting it in your pocket, or using it one handed, yeah? :-)

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Lacks imagination

Change the aspect ratio to accommodate another row of icons, thinner bezel on the sides and you have a 4" phone that’s only a few millimetres wider than the 4S.

The Nokia N900 is the exact same dimensions as the 4S, and has a 3.9" screen, and that has a lot of bezel.

(Lumia 800 as it was the easier shot to find)

Sometimes I think you don’t even remember what you’ve typed… The “Lenovo sales” comment was a reply to…

None of things I listed offer any real value to the product. IF they made those changes, this laptop could be an ultrabook that corporations trust and consumers buy.

For example, when it comes to the nub, I was pointing out that Lenovo users actually like it, and it DOES offer usability benefits for certain tasks. YOU may not believe that, but as a ThinkPad user, I’m TELLING you that what you believe, and what I find in actual use, are two different things. I also know other ThinkPad users who ‘love the nub’, as dirty as that may sound.

They don’t consider it “old tech”, just “different tech” than a track pad, and not “different for differents sake” as you imply.

I hate it if all thin and light laptops looks like this.

You can rest easy with that assurance.

Worth pointing out that in many ThinkPad models, the fingerprint reader is optional.

Also…

IF they made those changes, this laptop could be an ultrabook that corporations trust and consumers buy.

Ship a good track pad and the world will Shut The F up. If you dont like trackpads then you’ve never used an Apple glass trackpad.

Why so bitter? What does that even mean?

It’s just as easy to say “if you haven’t used one you just don’t know” about the nub.

I’ve used the Apple trackpad, and it’s a GREAT trackpad, maybe the best. That being said, for some uses, the nub is a better input method than an external mouse OR a trackpad, and there’s a reason Lenovo continues to offer it on their ThinkPad line.

What you are doing is requesting that all manufacturers ape Apple’s style, as opposed to differentiate with features that their user base have come to appreciate.

You only switched to Mac 2 years ago? Oh wait, I’ve heard that about a dozen times… I’m sure next ups is how after you switched to Mac, you no longer have to play at IT support for the family…

I do have to admit that at least this time, you saved it for a possible follow up comment.

In other words… I’m with eat_lead on this. When it comes to your posts, at least in the MS Tribes, it’s pretty easy to guess what they’re gonna say before even scrolling past the username…. :)