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| It is always with dismay that I read the list when Apple comes out with something new. Trashing Apple has become a cottage industry among the cognoscenti. I understand the impulse. I have the same reaction to Microsoft which is – usually – to think the worst. Sometimes it's justified (see the new XBox announcement for a classic "I'm now going to to shoot myself in the foot" teaching moment) and sometimes it's not. Same goes for Apple. On the list, however, the most acute rancor seems to be reserved for Apple. Adobe is, perhaps, a very distant second. And while I occasionally enjoy indulging in schadenfreude, I know it's not my best moment. The chatter doesn't help me make an informed decision. I also find it disrespectful toward the people on the list who tend to favor Apple, warts and all (and there are plenty these days). I think it shuts people down, which I believe is contrary to the idea of the list. The list is primarily about exchanging knowledge and information, of course, but it also gives us the opportunity and space to voice our opinions and ideas. And our ignorance. It's always good to be corrected when one is ill-informed. The question is how it's done. As to speculation about the price of the machine, I suspect that for me it will cost around $5,000 – about the price I've paid for all my desktop computers, going back to the 286 IBM PC that I had outfitted with a 10 MB hard drive and a 1.2 MB floppy. When I buy the new MacPro, it may not be the fastest or most tricked out machine on the block, but it will be adequate for my purposes as we head, like it or not, into a 4k world. Jonathan JONATHAN PENZNER VIDEO EDITING • MOTION GRAPHICS • DESIGN | STUDIO 626 345-0285 | | CELL 818 321-2890 | |
