OK, I think that is correct.
But then what is the MacBook Air now ?
I am typing on a 2015 11" MBA that is, in my opinion, the high point of laptop design and execution ever. With this laptop, Apple solved the laptop - the same way that they solved the tower form factor with the original Mac Pro.
There isn't one. There's the MacBook Pro, which is the higher end laptop line and the MacBook Air, which is the lower end. That said, both the current Pro and Air are thinner than the original MacBook Air and the same weight or slightly lighter.
That may be, but there is no 11" model so it's a bigger thing to put in my briefcase/bag ...
I knew I should have purchased three identical 2015 11" MBAs ... I bought two and I am on #2 now ... when it breaks there is nothing to replace it with.
The Ipad Pro?
If that's the case, I'd like it to become as light as — or even lighter than — the old MacBook, which weighed merely 2.03 pounds.
At this point, I'd love to have a Macbook Air with a battery that lasts "only" 6 hours, but weighs around 1.5 pounds. Hell, I'd pay extra for the option.
the other thing is, even though i mostly program, at work we are always up and about, going for meetings, or offsite etc etc
so for me, being as light as possible helps a great deal... the last gen macbook w/dual core i7 (4 thread w/hyperthreading), 16GB ram and 512GB storage, retina display, and all being less than 1kg is a huge boon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_(2006%E2%80%932012)
Not this MacBook line, which is the one you're talking about, and took over the MacBook Air line of old:
So it's more true to say Macbook Air is their most popular brand because the product is not the same at all.