Good analysis, Anti. That is about what I saw as well but you said it better.
This reminds me of the story about the two hikers who, while on an excursion in Northern Canada, are accosted by a pack of wolves... as they run from the wolves, one suddenly stops and pulls out a pair of running shoes from his, and takes the times to put them on, as the wolves are catching up... The other says, panting, "You think a pair of running shoes are going to help you out run a pack of wolves ... that's insane! You're wasting time and resources to put them on!" The guy says, as he velcros the running shoes closed, "To survive, I don't have to outrun the wolves, I just have to outrun YOU!"
Apple doesn't have to make the STRONGEST casing for their laptops and iPhones possible... they just have to make STRONGER casings that meet their chosen criteria which other laptop and phone makers will not be able to meet. That's what PugetSoundSoldier doesn't understand.
LiquidMetal's amorphous alloys meet those criteria, much to PugetSoundSoldier's dismay. Despite a Young's Modulus number of 96... it's still 30 points higher than the Aluminum they are currently using. It's simply better. It's harder. It's easier to cast. It's lighter. It's stronger. It's more elastic. It's more scratch resistant. It's a hell of a lot better than the plastics many of the other makers are using. So what if it's not as good as some hypothetical material they COULD use to make their case.
Apple will be able to make a casing with similar exterior dimensions that is equally strong that provides MORE interior room for placement of more components including higher battery density for longer operational life than their competition. They will be able to do this with a material that will come out of the mould with minimal finish machining required, and minimal polishing necessary, that is resistive to corrosion and also is esthetically pleasing, that ALSO provides a marketing edge with the public. That will be a distinct advantage in the race away from the ravening wolves of the market. All they have to do is run faster than their competition. Apple is good at that. Now, they have a competitive edge they OWN... perpetually...
Apple is putting on some LiquidMetal running shoes. PugetSoundSoldier is realizing that.
He never ceases to amaze me. When Apple (some future day) does the first optical memory or quantum computing, I bet he will naysay THAT too. But we all know the truth of the matter... He is negative on ALL things Apple without repentance.
Even today, he sees NO value in the more advanced and protective cases Apple uses. Yet, the stock market does. Investors do. Banks do. Users do. He does not. Tell me who is out of touch with reality?
He would say, ALL of us are duped and wrong. “look at Android’s marketshare”. I am looking and so is everyone else. At GOOGLE and VERIZON trying to monopolize the web with their so called Net Neutrality.
Yet not a single person here has any hard, technical facts related to the material. Nada. I’ve actually used it, and found it to be “meh”, like most of the rest of the industries.
You Apple Faithful go ahead with your lies and attacks on me, that’s OK, I’m used to it. You can live with your delusions. The rest of the world has checked out LiquidMetal (including Vertu, the cell phone maker), played a bit with it, and decided it brings nothing new to the table other than a cool name and additional cost.