I think they are giving the OLPC way too much credit for starting the netbook trend. I remember that when it was introduced, one of the main criticisms was tha

I think they are giving the OLPC way too much credit for starting the netbook trend. I remember that when it was introduced, one of the main criticisms was that the industry was already making laptops almost that cheap anyway. Onn the other side, they aren't giving near enough credit to the iPad, which was pretty much the sole reason for the fall of netbooks. Netbooks were never good products anyway (especially the OLPC), and while they demonstrated a clear demand for mobile computing in a low price range, they were extremely vulnerable for someone else to come along and create a better option for a similar price. This was the iPad. Look at the chart here: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/netbook-ipad/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/netbook-ipad/ Netbooks were already slowing (imho because of just being inferior products) and when the iPad was introduced, it's the last nail in the coffin.