OSNews > Thread > "Darwinish" by Carewolf

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 2nd Oct 2009 12:49 UTC

What laptop is the most loved, and maybe the most famous laptop in the world? Which laptop went into space? Which laptop won over 300 design awards? I'm sure many of you will be thinking of something made by Apple, but the truth of the matter is that we're talking about something else: IBM's ThinkPad. You might wonder, where does that name come from?

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Darwinish

by Carewolf on Fri 2nd Oct 2009 13:38 UTC

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2005-09-08

I believe the reason you see so many ThinkPads is not because of popularity but pure Darwinism. They are probably the only common notebooks that are not damaged by dropping coffee or cola in them. Apple's dies in dusins, but are also sold in large numbers. ThinkPads sales are small (at least post IBM), but they live forever.

Edited 2009-10-02 13:39 UTC

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RE: Darwinish

by Kalessin on Fri 2nd Oct 2009 16:42 in reply to "Darwinish"

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2007-01-18

That would seem to me to be an argument as to why more people should be buying them.

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