It's no secret here in the MacFormat offices that the MacBook Air can't count me amongst its fans – I've compromised how much to drop two pounds in weight? – it's still good to see it having an effect on the market. Pity poor Lenovo – which bought IBM's computer line-up and superb ThinkPad brand – though. According to this fascinating BusinessWeek article, it had its own willy-waving ultralight laptop in the final stages of production ready for a February launch when St Jobs pulled the Air out of that office envelope, thus stealing all its thunder.
In other news, how many of you have heard that expression – 'interoffice mail envelope' – used in the BusinessWeek article? It's a new one on me...



