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OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/21818/DisplaySearch_Netbook_Sales_To_Double_in_2009 Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:50:00 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Comment by fretinator http://osnews.com/thread?373121 http://osnews.com/thread?373121

Again, it seems like netbook sales are the driving force of the notebook market, but sadly, this does cut into the margins of manufacturers, since those are lower on netbooks than on normal notebooks.

I believe that even before the netbook craze (I have one), there was already a strong drive towards the bottom in the laptop market. For several years the "bottom-feeders" with $350-$500 laptops have been driving this market down. I believe the netbooks were really just the icing on the cake in this move to the pricing cellar. Really, it showed just how low it can go (think $149 ARM netbooks). I still remember my $2000 Gateway I bought in 1999. It wasn't even the top of the line. Sadly for the OEM's, these days are long gone unless you live in Cupertino. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (fretinator) Comments RE: Comment by fretinator http://osnews.com/thread?373122 http://osnews.com/thread?373122

I believe that even before the netbook craze (I have one), there was already a strong drive towards the bottom in the laptop market.

Maybe people have realized, at last, that they don't need a quad core to update their facebook profile. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ichi) Comments RE[2]: Comment by fretinator http://osnews.com/thread?373126 http://osnews.com/thread?373126

Maybe people have realized, at last, that they don't need a quad core to update their facebook profile.

A small step in the right direction. Perhaps one day people will realize that they don't need a facebook profile, period. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:43:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments Don't Mean To Be The Correction Type. http://osnews.com/thread?373153 http://osnews.com/thread?373153 But there is no such thing as a "screen resolution of 12.1""

And as for netbooks, yeah price is a huge consideration. Considering that i (as a young person establishing myself in the world) was using a Pentium 4 desktop until it just broke down, and that a $300 netbook features equivalent or slightly greater power (which has been enough for me for well over 5 years). Which also features excellent portability at such a price sounds alright to me.Edited 2009-07-13 22:18 UTC Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:15:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (nickelbackro) Comments