Asus is probably going to have some explaining to do to Apple. The conversation might go like this:
Apple: So, you’re manufacturing our products.
Asus: Yeah.
Apple: And now you’ve produced a rip-off of our Mac mini.
Asus: It’s not a rip-off. We’ve got 802.11N.
Apple: It’s also more expensive, bigger, and slower.
Asus: No! Well… yeah. But it also has this really great pen holder!
Apple: Yeah, uh, we noticed that.
Asus: We’re patenting that idea, so don’t even think of stealing it.
Apple: You don’t have to worry about that.
Asus: Pen goes in, pen comes out! So easy!
(Thanks to Daring Fireball for the link.)
>> Apple: And now you’ve produced a rip-off of our Mac mini.
in other news, computer manufacturers all over the world have also taken to producing compact computers that are flat, have a built-in keyboard and monitor, and that can be folded in the middle through a hinge. Apple is outraged with all those manufacturers for ripping off their famous MacBook and MAcBookPro computers.
Srsly,
It’s just a small computer. Why’s it a rip-off?
love,
love.
There’s an old saying: If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck it’s probably a duck.
Do you srsly think that every reviewer is calling it a mini clone is irrelevant?