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The "Mac user who wants a netbook" is a small enough market that it probably has no real impact on the decline of netbook sales. More likely it is a combinatio
by MatthewPhillips 15y ago
The "Mac user who wants a netbook" is a small enough market that it probably has no real impact on the decline of netbook sales. More likely it is a combination of other factors discussed.
- rayiner 15y agoI'm a mac user with a netbook... Up until the MBA (with the exception of the 12" Powerbook) there was no Mac ultraportable. Ie: something you can throw in a briefcase and whip out at Starbucks to use on those tiny tables. Netbooks filled that niche, and because of the cheap price a Mac user might not even care that it can't run all their apps.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoRight, but again, Mac users are a minority. 15% currently. The number that wants a netbook is probably a small percentage of that 15%. I was arguing against the "Mac users not buying PC netbooks" as being statistically insignificant. Other factors mentioned (smartphones, ipads, cheaper laptops) have to be a much more important factor than a niche audience having an alternative product.