It’s interesting to remember Apple used to orient the logo so that it was upside...

PetitPrince · 2026-03-22T16:41:56 1774197716

Classic Thinkpad use to do that as well. A reasoning I've read somewhere (here perhaps ?): the laptop is here to serve you, not be an advertisement.

DANmode · 2026-03-22T17:32:31 1774200751

It used to be!

10729287 · 2026-03-22T16:52:38 1774198358

Check your local classifieds for « DY » laptops, you’ll find a lot of hp computers for this exact reason !

exitb · 2026-03-22T16:37:46 1774197466

It seems that other laptop manufacturers were doing the same thing around the turn of the century, although usually not as prominently.

bluGill · 2026-03-22T16:44:39 1774197879

In the OJ Simpson trail IBM made a sbecial thinkpad for the judge so the logo would be right side up on tv.

benatkin · 2026-03-22T16:00:06 1774195206

It also looks wrong to the owner as they return to their table without closing it. Which is quite common.

twic · 2026-03-22T16:31:39 1774197099

A wise laptop manufacturer would choose a logo which looks the same both ways up.

shawn_w · 2026-03-22T22:30:36 1774218636

Or put the logo on a pivot so it's always right side up no matter the orientation of the laptop.