[joe_mamba]

Shame Apple didn't have the balls to release the Neo in those bright colors in homage, and instead went with the safe, bland, corporate committee, focus group approved, muted colors like the rest of their product lineup. Booo! Missed opportunity.

[baal80spam]

I am quite sure that they will expand the colour palette in the next gen. One more way to distinguish that you have "a new version of the thing".

[joe_mamba]

The limited color palette isn't the issue, it's that the colors have no vividness as the iBook.

[itsmesashank]

“Everyone should do things the way I want them because what I want is always the correct thing!”

Apple literally released a colorful laptop and you’re complaining that it’s not colorful enough. If you were saved from a burning building, you’d complain about which door the firemen used to enter.

[nielsbot]

This could simply be because you can’t get colors as bright as plastic from anodizing aluminum.

[joe_mamba]

That couldn't be more false, you absolutely can gen bright colors anodized to aluminum. See: bike frames and carabiners.

[nielsbot]

Well seems I can’t delete or edit my comment anymore

[ranger_danger]

It's almost like companies know what sells best and go with that for maximum profit :)

Why is it a shame that they didn't choose to lose money on purpose?

[s0ss]

Yeah, the ones that aren't being made sell terribly!

[anamexis]

Why is it a shame that companies safely maximize profit at the expense of expressive and novel design?

[dmonitor]

I do wonder what the reasoning is behind using safe colors for the Macbooks while giving the iPhone Pro bright orange as one of its three options.