The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft

Re:The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft by rbanffy on Friday October 28, 2016 @05:40PM (#12820980)

I still find the Surface Studio is not exactly breathtaking. I dislike the chrome arms - they are part of the computer and shouldn't stand out like that. I like the computer being on the base, usually a piece of dead space, but that makes the design of the arms more complicated as they need to carry signals back and forth.

It's good, but nothing I would be surprised seeing coming out of HP or Sony.

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Re:The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft by verisimilidude on Saturday October 29, 2016 @04:32AM (#12823176)

The arms are probably chrome to invite attention and imply motion. "Hey, play with me, I move!" It's a signal to potential buyers that they're not looking at yet another all-in-one computer. I think it's a smart choice. If you're staring at the arms enough to be bothered, then you're probably not the target market for this device; the arms are completely hidden when used in drafting/drawing profile.

For what it's worth, Apple created a similarly attention-grabbing hinge on their G4 iMac back in the day.

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Re:The bizarre role reversal of Apple and Microsoft by rbanffy on Saturday October 29, 2016 @07:27AM (#12823522)

> For what it's worth, Apple created a similarly attention-grabbing hinge on their G4 iMac back in the day.

Yes, but that was 14 years ago.

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