> provided that the Atom processors are any good Intel's halfassed efforts with the Atom really FUBAR'd the netbook. What a dog those computers are. The initia

> provided that the Atom processors are any good Intel's halfassed efforts with the Atom really FUBAR'd the netbook. What a dog those computers are. The initial rabid enthusiasm that people had for Netbooks just set them up for a bad experience, which reinforced their prejudices against PCs predisposed them to flee to lag-free experiences like the iPad.