Branding, Mac, Rants, Technology, Windows Can You Say, “iMac Rip Off”? Date: September 10, 2008Author: ebrown 3 Comments Looks suspiciously like another computer I have seen…hmm…now where would that have been? AdvertisementShare this:TwitterFacebookRedditMoreLinkedInPinterestEmailLike this:Like Loading... Related
Good catch. The first question that comes to mind is “why?” They’re bright people, they know that this is how many will react to the rip off of iMac design. I suppose it is easier to imitate than to innovate. Keep creating…what makes you different, Mike Reply
I don’t mind. Speaking as a mac fanboy, even I think PCs desperately need a facelift. The best one I’ve seen so far is the Gateway One, which came out last year around this time. It looks like a black video iPod, but bigger. http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668183.php Reply
“…they know that this is how many will react to the rip off of iMac design…” I disagree, only Apple fanboys will react badly to ripping off the iMac design, and there’s little chance of pulling those folks over to their market. Reply
Good catch.
The first question that comes to mind is “why?”
They’re bright people, they know that this is how many will react to the rip off of iMac design.
I suppose it is easier to imitate than to innovate.
Keep creating…what makes you different,
Mike
I don’t mind. Speaking as a mac fanboy, even I think PCs desperately need a facelift. The best one I’ve seen so far is the Gateway One, which came out last year around this time. It looks like a black video iPod, but bigger.
http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668183.php
“…they know that this is how many will react to the rip off of iMac design…”
I disagree, only Apple fanboys will react badly to ripping off the iMac design, and there’s little chance of pulling those folks over to their market.