uh... okay.... I've worked in the TV industry, as a tech, still do tech work on the side, for the right customers..... and I still have Betamax decks (that work, and that I still use).  Why?  Because I know what works.
as for the superthin laptop.... i use Macs as well as PC (although lately I'm cruising the internet looking for catapult plans so that I can send the Microbox into the atmosphere), and I can see a use for them, mostly business travellers, and the supra-chic.  Convenience is the key, style is the lock!