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People tend to make simple things too complicated, and also completely misunderstand the market. Netbooks are selling for two reasons: 1. They are small 2. The
by markessien 18y ago
People tend to make simple things too complicated, and also completely misunderstand the market. Netbooks are selling for two reasons:
1. They are small
2. They are cheap
That's it. People want small laptops so they can take them to school, and those same people are the people who don't have money.
The people don't want linux on their laptops. People just want things to work the way they are used to, and that would be either Mac OS or Windows.
I can barely write with a pen anymore. I sure as hell don't want to use a table PC, which is as slow as hell.
The last paragraph however has something interesting - android could very well be the new OS for small PCs, if an app store comes up there, and the google does not control this store too tightly.
- smoody 18y agoAm I the only one who bought a netbook, realized it was so small that I couldn't fit a complete thought on the screen and had problems trying to type with it, so decided it was of more use to me as a paperweight than a portable computing device? (Kidding about the paperweight bit -- it'll be going to my nephew).
- yummyfajitas 18y agoYou aren't the only one. I can't use a netbook, even a macbook (11" keyboard) is uncomfortable (my shoulders are 24"). I barely notice the weight of a macbook, however. I recently met a girl who can fit both of her hands into one of mine. Her 12-13" shoulders probably fit an 8" keyboard very nicely. Her first thought about my macbook was "heavy". Netbooks are made for her, not us. When you see ads for a netbook emphasizing cuteness, buy shares in whoever is selling them.