people don't care about size (witness pressure to build ever larger netbooks) people just want a cheap device that meets their basic computing needs. this happ

people don't care about size (witness pressure to build ever larger netbooks) people just want a cheap device that meets their basic computing needs. this happens all the time. products bloat in features and price, creating a market for devices that fulfill basic needs at a cheap price. I see the success of netbooks in the same vein as the success of mint.com and the flip camcorder.