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by seanp2k2 5185 days ago
I think that moving towards higher-rez screens was a great move, and I personally can't wait for a 4K macbook...it'll be my first Apple laptop, and I'm pretty confident that Apple will break the low-rez ice with it.

It's very sad to see new 17" laptops being sold with 1366x768 (widescreen 1024x768) in 2012 to people who don't understand anything about computers.

Personally, I can't stand 16:9; I still have 4 24" 16:10 1920x1200 monitors, and I'll upgrade to 4K when they drop below about $800 each.

Edit: to point out that vertical resolution is very important, hence my really badly missing those extra 120 vertical pixels lost in the move from 1920x1200 -> 1080P.

Edit again:

>"It makes Android look like Linux Ubuntu." >"at home on your coach?"

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16x9 is a good compromise for a TV, and a poor compromise for a monitor. It's especially annoying on a tablet in portrait mode. I'd really like to see 16x10 tablets catch on, but I don't think anyone's making them or planning to.
Re the typos and insanity, note that that dude is the CEO of storify
Sorry for the typo and thanks for reporting, I fixed that. Insanity? Where?