From a comment by stmiller on Ars Technica:
Compare the latest bulky Dell Inspiron to a slick, thin MacBook. It's like Abercrombie vs. Big Lots.The commenter completely fails at parallelism (at least I think that’s what he’s going for), but the intent is clear. Or not...
Wait...
...is he saying that the Dell and Abercrombie are bulky and rugged, and you can buy tight, annodized aluminum clothing at Big Lots? Or did he mean to say that Apple uses homoeroticism and/or Bat Signals in its advertising?
What’s going on here? I’m losing my mind!
stmiller also says, “Apple products look good.” Look good? Like what? Is he saying that Abercrombie looks good? Or Big Lots? What the heck is stmiller inhaling?
Wait a minute...
Big Lots doesn’t even sell clothes, do they?
2 comments:
Big lots doesn't sell clothing, but in many ways I think this quote also speaks to the classed differences between Macs and PCs. Macs are more expensive than Dells, just as items at Abercrombie are more expensive than at Big Lots (TJ Maxx or Roths Dress For Less would have been a better comparison)... Anyway I ran out of steam half way through this comment but suffice it to say: Mac vs. Dell is a classed argument. (Though Mac vs. IBM may not be.)
oh, the mac is so seductive, I almost want to have an affair with it. My god, having played with pcs and windows since the original home model in the early '80s, I once said I would never turn mac. And yet, yesterday, pausing at Best Buy to return yet another unsatisfactory pair of headphones, I spent a good half hour drooling over the Mac display. And truly, when I have my finances in order, there will be a slick black macbook for me. And then maybe an iPhone. Aggh! good design is taking over the world!
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