The Power To Save The World

When the movie Independence Day was released Apple tied-in a PowerBook advertisement - "The Power To Save The World".

Two recent news stories reminded me of this advertisement.

NPR: How A MacBook Pro Found Unexpected Drug Side Effects

Did it take some ultraslick supercomputer to do the job? Nope. Nicholas says his MacBook Pro was up to the task.

TR: How the Rise of Apple Is Just Like the Rise of Mammals

After that extinction event, all the advantages that Apple—and mammals—already possessed were suddenly useful.