This Counts as Research

I just got my copy of BusinessWeak in the mail. Stephen Wildstrom reviewed the Lenovo X300. He compared it to the MacBook Air Jordan. And he notes the following:

The X300 is thicker.

The X300 is heavier.

The X300 has a slower processor.

The X300 runs an inferior operating system.

The X300 is more expensive.

The X300 has a DVD drive.

In an almost tie of two machines whose leading feature is that they're supposed to be lightweight, the heavyweight wins by a nose (up Microsoft's ass). Even though the X300 compares unfavorably on every particular, it does have an obsolete battery-hogging optical drive.

Also, Mr. Wildstrom pointedly sets aside the comparison of operating systems at the very beginning. Yup. Never mind that the MBAJ has a recently updated and fully functional operating system, and that your best bet for an operating system on the X300 is eight-years old. Look at the extra plugs you get. And you can watch a standard DVD if you want to – maybe even most of the movie before your batteries crap out.

Not to mention that the Lenovo looks about as cool as black lace-up wingtips and white socks.

That's the kind of cutting edge product review that makes me glad BusinessWeak is a tax deductible business expense.
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Apple missed another deadline. They don't have 1000 movies available for rent yet.

Geez. That sucks. Just between us kids, I haven't watched all of the first 700 yet, so I'll probably be okay. But hurry up.
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Please, Mr. Jobs, open an Apple Store in Spokane, WA. This side of the State needs a little love, too. It's a college town. Gonzaga is there. Have you heard of it? Seattle shouldn't get ALL the goodies. Frankly, Best Buy hasn't got a clue how to sell Macs, and they don't seem to consider that a deficiency.

Somebody answer the phone.