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This is going to do to netbooks what the iPod did to CD players.
by chaosmachine 17y ago
This is going to do to netbooks what the iPod did to CD players.
- waterlesscloud 17y agoNetbooks cost 50-60% less, so they're pretty safe.
- Zarathu 17y agoFind me a CD player that costs $250.
- icefox 17y agohttp://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-trade-wanted-items/1436753-mercedes-benz-audio-10-dash-cd.html http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-trade-wanted-items/1436...
- chaosmachine 17y agoIn 2001, the iPod launched at $399. That's roughly $500 in 2010 dollars.
- NathanKP 17y agoWhat calculation or source did you use to assume such a high inflation rate in just 9 years?
- chaosmachine 17y agohttp://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl
- mtomczak 17y agoI use my netbook mostly to write small web server applications in Ruby and Python. This device is not "for" me.
- mediaman 17y agoThere is a large market for business-oriented netbooks -- managers, salespeople and executives who are largely using it for access to Outlook, simple document viewing, and other business-oriented apps. I have a difficult time seeing the iPad fulfilling those needs -- Apple Mail is a far cry from full-fledged Outlook.