Porsche will contest Laguna Seca in historic colors of the Apple Computer livery (opens in new tab)

(newsroom.porsche.com)

94 pointsAmorymeltzer7d ago37 comments

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recursivedoubts7d ago

apple should go back to their classic logo

minimalism and thinness-for-thinnness-sake has been played out: everything looks the same and is devoid of personality.

People want personality back:

https://x.com/HeyZaraKhan/status/2050166377269620920

Related, MB bringing back physical buttons:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997418

Physical media is making a comeback too (including books)

DauntingPear77d ago

I had an IT job where I got to replace ink in enterprise printers and the tactility was great. I completely understand the convenience of always plugged in and connected drives, but for some media it would be great to have some clicks or tactility when plugging things in, and having more plug and play storage options. I miss the days of plugging in a “thing” which holds a defined media or set of media. Game disks and cartridge support on PC, even if it isn’t practical, would be great to see

bigyabai7d ago

The absolute, very last complaint that I have with Apple's brand right now is their logos. They can abandon minimalism once they're done worshiping authoritarianism, until then they don't deserve it.

postalcoder7d ago

The colors look beautiful on the car. Hopefully a Ternus-lead Apple will find the courage to adorn the Macbook Pro line with six colors.

I would bet there's so much pent up demand for properly colored macbooks. What's the argument against it – SKU explosion?

hulitu7d ago

> What's the argument against it

every cent you invest in the product is taken from your profit.

rafram7d ago

Not if you add it to the price.

redfloatplane7d ago

Ah, they just today did Formula E in a Pink Pig livery (https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/1062899) but I think the Apple livery might have been more apt.

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buserror7d ago

Damn, just when we of the emulator and vintage stuff scene thought we were safe using the old colors as they hadn't any relevance anymore, booom, it suddenly becomes trendy again.

dfxm127d ago

Neat. Porsche releases different gear from time to time based on classic liveries. An espresso cup wearing this livery would be nice.

For example, here's what's left of the martini racing collection: https://shop.porsche.com/us/en-US/c/collections?hierarchical...

ardit337d ago

Whoever designed the modern version of it, did an awesome job. Modern porsches (past 2000) have gotten a bit too boring, and it needs to be bring some more color in their line up.

brcmthrowaway7d ago

Was this sanctioned by Apple??

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1attice7d ago

It's not a 'greige' (grey-beige) paint job tho so it doesn't look very good. The rainbow apple logo needs the greige to foreground its vibrancy. White is too loud, and drowns out the pop.

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mrcwinn7d ago

Only HN could find something negative to say about a wrap on a car. The internet is a remarkable place.

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chaostheory7d ago

This is a strange sounding title. It sounds like Porsche was fighting against Apple’s colors in Laguna Seca, when instead they’ll be used on Porsche cars.

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Simon_O_Rourke7d ago

This is a nothing burger of a story.

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37 comments

recursivedoubts7d ago

apple should go back to their classic logo

minimalism and thinness-for-thinnness-sake has been played out: everything looks the same and is devoid of personality.

People want personality back:

https://x.com/HeyZaraKhan/status/2050166377269620920

Related, MB bringing back physical buttons:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47997418

Physical media is making a comeback too (including books)

DauntingPear77d ago

bigyabai7d ago

The absolute, very last complaint that I have with Apple's brand right now is their logos. They can abandon minimalism once they're done worshiping authoritarianism, until then they don't deserve it.

postalcoder7d ago

The colors look beautiful on the car. Hopefully a Ternus-lead Apple will find the courage to adorn the Macbook Pro line with six colors.

I would bet there's so much pent up demand for properly colored macbooks. What's the argument against it – SKU explosion?

hulitu7d ago

> What's the argument against it

every cent you invest in the product is taken from your profit.

rafram7d ago

Not if you add it to the price.

redfloatplane7d ago

Ah, they just today did Formula E in a Pink Pig livery (https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/1062899) but I think the Apple livery might have been more apt.

1 more reply

buserror7d ago

Damn, just when we of the emulator and vintage stuff scene thought we were safe using the old colors as they hadn't any relevance anymore, booom, it suddenly becomes trendy again.

dfxm127d ago

Neat. Porsche releases different gear from time to time based on classic liveries. An espresso cup wearing this livery would be nice.

For example, here's what's left of the martini racing collection: https://shop.porsche.com/us/en-US/c/collections?hierarchical...

ardit337d ago

Whoever designed the modern version of it, did an awesome job. Modern porsches (past 2000) have gotten a bit too boring, and it needs to be bring some more color in their line up.

brcmthrowaway7d ago

Was this sanctioned by Apple??

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1attice7d ago

It's not a 'greige' (grey-beige) paint job tho so it doesn't look very good. The rainbow apple logo needs the greige to foreground its vibrancy. White is too loud, and drowns out the pop.

1 more reply

mrcwinn7d ago

Only HN could find something negative to say about a wrap on a car. The internet is a remarkable place.

1 more reply

chaostheory7d ago

This is a strange sounding title. It sounds like Porsche was fighting against Apple’s colors in Laguna Seca, when instead they’ll be used on Porsche cars.

3 more replies

Simon_O_Rourke7d ago

This is a nothing burger of a story.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse