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This sounds identical to the noise over Netbooks a decade ago. Same reasons apply now as then. Also “Apptop” is an awful name that screams “I’m a subpar produ

• leggomylibro 9y ago
  Not really...Netbooks promised a fully-fledged laptop/desktop replacement, which is not the goal of these highly mobile and very light ARM machines. They aim for battery life, ease-of-use, and flexibility more than all-purpose work. But I still do use it for EDA software, designing models to 3D print, etc etc. But you often need to compile binaries specifically for ARM to do so, which requires steps that most users won't want to bother with. Chromebooks are products that are cheap, sturdy, functional, and target both entry-level users who don't need a computer to do much as well as powerusers who want extensibility and relatively strong ownership of the device.