Re:Apple's Supply Chain Secret
by johncoltrane on Friday November 04, 2011 @05:23AM
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Those micro-holes are covering a very small surface roughly the size of a LED. The small area is a large reason for their invisibility.
Using them on a much larger area would make them a lot more visible as a whole, even without light. The result would probably look like a vaguely apple-looking smudge. Somehow I don't think it would pass.
Re:Apple's Supply Chain Secret
by swombat on Friday November 04, 2011 @05:59AM
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Not only that, but it would probably weaken the strength of the lid considerably. Imagine holding your macbook air in a certain way and, when you put it down, finding you've made a thumb-print dent in the lid...
Using them on a much larger area would make them a lot more visible as a whole, even without light. The result would probably look like a vaguely apple-looking smudge. Somehow I don't think it would pass.