Modern...

I think i am in top of the moods to write another post, so here i go.

I have to purchase a new laptop, so was browsing through the net looking for the best models available. I was looking for a piece thats outstanding in performance, its ok if it doesnt look good as compared to other fancy systems. While searching for the appropriate system, i came through the phrases like "supports modern applications", "runs blah blah modern day OS", "stylish to match the modern world" etc. I came through "modern" word so many times that I was forced to think... "what the hell does one understand by the word modern?"

Now, since I am an IT guy, the most readily available "modern" tool to me is google. I literally searched for "modern" in images section and got pictures like:

Do these images really depict the actual essence of being modern? May be for some of you, but i think the pictures below are more close to modernity