Too far?
Nah, it' d have been too far if I hadn't included the "legally" bit!
But seriously, a newer model is indeed more fashionable, that's the norm in computing, as it is in fashion, in appliances, in cars in most things. That's why the air being a newer/younger model is more alluring because it has incorporated all the design cues that have evolved technologically, as with fashion it might not be to everyone's liking, but still, no one can deny it's cutting edge design. The tapered edges most of all, and see how all of a sudden everyone's copying apple's tapered edges, as per usual.