New Apple 12-inch MacBook Will Remain on Top and a Killer Despite Criticisms

Will Apple's MacBook succeed? It seems the lingering question on many people's mind following the big reveal of the MacBook refresh. Despite some of the backlash, the introduction of the MacBook may be compared to 2008's launch of the MacBook Air series. Media coverage condemned Apple for the "compromises" but many people became fans of the series. Can the tech giant do the same thing?

According to Brooke Crothers (via Forbes), the MacBook Air's debut was met with similar comments with some members of the media saying that it was "too thin for its own good." The author did argue that when he walked away with the device, he thought of it as the "most amazing computer" he ever held. That was above the occasional overheating and the single USB connector. Looking at the 12-inch Retina MacBook now, Crothers argues that: Fast forward to this past week and the new MacBook: only one connector (like the 2008 MacBook Air) and 13mm of compromises.

But it will succeed because it meets a market need (like the Air before it). And because it’s Apple."

There have been many computer makers including Microsoft trying to hit the jackpot in they hybrid makret yet no one ever walked away with a true winner. This is unless people consider the 11.6-inch MacBook Air as part of the competition. What the new MacBook can offer is that it can address the hybrid demand because it does not try to bea tablet. It so happens to be a laptop that offers the same portability as a tablet.

Still, The Verge argues that Apple may face considerable challenges as its new USB Type C feature poses risk to the device. Despite versatility purposes, making the specifications to the standard USB component can give attackers direct access to the laptop's memory. The market performance of the new MacBook will not be apparent until its release in April.

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