Yeah, I think for anyone coming from unlimited (like you and I), we're going to find that our bills increase. Verizon is making data more expensive, that's what this is all about.

Yup. I think that display could have a wide audience, even wider when you consider anyone who has the money to burn. Personally, I'm a developer, and the more pixels the better. The clearer text is, the better. So if this new MBP compares to my existing 13" MBA in terms of portability, I might consider one. …

The parts all exist in other laptops, but NOT in that form factor. That's WHY they require proprietary parts. The Retina MBP wasn't intentionally designed to prevent upgrades. It was designed like this to fit in a particular form factor, because portability matters. And Apple realizes that those who would upgrade a…

I'm saying that, given the current state of technology, to reach this level of performance and portability, it takes a fresh approach and you need to view the device as something unlike its competitors. Basically, one can't complain about the proprietary parts and integrated nature of the device, but also love the…

Go check out the pricing for memory upgrades from other PC manufacturers. You're comparing Apples to Oranges. You can purchase memory upgrades from third party vendors, like Newegg or so. Just like you can a Dell or an HP. But both Dell and HP mark up their (quite crappy) RAM considerably when purchasing it…

I like the idea of an all-Apple mapping solution, but the transition will be tough. In time they'll surpass the severely crippled Google app, though. It's become obvious that app wasn't going anywhere, so I'm willing to invest in some time having to deal with a subpar map app in exchange for one that's far better…

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While this is really funny, there is an underlying business idea here. I could absolutely see Facebook using their existing monetary system - Facebook credits - to allow for one-time purchases of particular features. Like the ability to view who has viewed your profile (although this would be a privacy nightmare). …

This isn't a device that should be compared to others. Its appeal is derived from the fact that it's not like its competitors. To me, this is almost like asking if you'd buy an iPad because you can't upgrade its "hard drive" or its RAM like you can on other notebooks. It's a unique device that is proprietary in…

I'd really need to read the patent and look at this particular Sony model to comment further. All I can say is that, with that single Sony model aside, the combination of fantastic portability and fantastic performance hadn't been completely accomplished until the MBA. Now PC manufacturers have finally figured out…

I'm sure Sony has an army of competent lawyers, and tons of equally ridiculous sounding patents. If they chose not to patent the design, why they didn't is a question for their legal/patent team(s). I can guarantee it wasn't out of some everyone-should-be-able-to-make-this attitude. If that was their intent, they…

Unless you're video editing or editing many really large photos simultaneously, I don't think most users need 16GB of RAM. Contrary to what this article claims, more memory does not necessarily give you "tangible benefits day-to-day." If you aren't using 8GB of memory, adding an additional 8GB will offer you little…

Who owns the patent? See article for answer.

Yep. Exactly. They're priced right along with the market, and with vendor subsidies, they're quite affordable.

So what? Their prices remain competitive, and people continue to purchase their devices. Do you have any idea how much money they spend on R&D? How much money they invest in themselves to continue producing industry-changing products? No. You don't.

Exactly. I have a late 2010 model, and Apple haters would beat up on it saying that it only had a Core 2 Duo chip. It's not just about the CPU. It's about the entire package. A Core 2 Duo + an SSD + an efficient OS easily trumps some hastily put together Sandy Bridge + HDD + inefficient OS. I have the means to…

Exactly. It made it easy for me to be certain that there isn't one competitor that is even close to delivering something like the MBA. Not even a single manufacturer!

16GB iPhone 4S: $649

They'll be ironed out shortly, no doubt, but those are delightfully idiotic mistakes to have gone live

While individual models may be able to beat the MBA in one category, I'm not seeing any that beat it in more than one or two (I did just skim the article, though). When I was shopping around for a laptop, that's what I found as well. You may find a really light laptop, but then the display, or the audio, or the…