>Well hell - I don't see any other cases out there that look REMOTELY like it. The all aluminium construction and solid blocky appearance suggests industrial, heavy duty, POWERR!!
Well hell - I do! The market is stuffed full of all aluminium, solid, blocky PC cases that closely resemble the G5. If I just wanted POWERR!! I'd buy a PC with multiple top spec Pentiums in it. I don't just want that, I want what Apple have been able to provide in the past - power, ease of use and style. If you had asked someone to design a computer case for you, would you be happy if they spent 2 minutes with a set square doing it and excuse it just because its made of aluminium? I would hope not. Simplicity can be the most beautiful thing but laziness is just pathetic. The designer of the G5 is laughing at you, Apple and anyone else who is willing to accept this awful thing. I find it shocking how both designers and customers will lower their standards this much. People are expected to pay so much money for this computer - why shouldn't the customer have it all? >This is what the machine is supposed to stand for. Think about this - you'd never mistake a ford transit or a Volvo FH12 truck for anything else, yet they don't exactly ooze charm ans sophistication, yet they are ever popular and get the damn job done without looking butt ugly in the process. Think about this - Why are the Transit and FH12 ever popular? Because their companies don't mess with the formula that works. Why do they get the job done without looking butt ugly? Because function dictates their form and it so happens that that form is not entirely unattractive. Apple have deliberately chosen this form for the G5 and it is a mistake. The shock value of it's ugliness will not last long. Power Macs have always been the most difficult to sell and splitting the audience is a good way to reduce sales further. I just hope, as it must be, that this is a one off. Can you imagine the rest of the lineup being changed in this way? The iMac would look like an upside down colander. -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
