Just believe:
from my pal Adam

MacBook “Pro”? Feh. I like the, um, magnetic power cord. But I still won’t buy one until Apple catches up with 21st century laptop design: 12-13″ widescreen display, < =3lbs (1kg should be the target), no _useless_ optical disc drive (Flash memory, USB, FireWire -- hello???!?). I would pay a premium for an Apple-designed machine of this spec, but in the meantime will stick with the multitude of WinTel options such as the Thinkpad X40, Dell X1, Sony TX (which manages to squeeze a CD/DVD into <3lbs), etc.

C’mon Apple, get with the program.