Powerbooks as Proxy to Engage Discussion

Posted: June 15th, 2005 | 4 Comments »

Dog owners have been using their animal to engage or be engaged in discussions (e.g. during daily walks). Now, from my light ethnological observations, it seems that Apple Powerbooks are used as a new sort of social proxy in public spaces (e.g. in the train, strangers asking for purchase advices).

4 Comments on “Powerbooks as Proxy to Engage Discussion”

  1. 1 nicolas said at 6:35 am on June 16th, 2005:

    it actually works with ibook too, especially in trains/airport/café(strong correlation with starbucks)

  2. 2 boo said at 2:55 pm on June 17th, 2005:

    it actually works with ipods too sometimes :)
    people are magically attracted to anything apple :D

  3. 3 boo said at 2:57 pm on June 17th, 2005:

    i can’t believe you actually approve comments :) ) live a little! :) )

  4. 4 Deea said at 4:18 pm on June 22nd, 2005:

    and i’ve been magically attracted here by boo’s comment

    since we’re not rich people in order to own powerbooks and hang out in the park with them (which is sad but true, anything we own might disappear right before we know it), ipods are wonderful devices that magically attract other ipod users.

    it’s basically just the need to click with something, probably psp gamers will be attracted to other psp gamers and people wearing threadless tshirts will also be attracted to others wearing ….. oh you get my point anyway :)