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This is a ridiculous 'article'. Where to start... Just flag it Ronnie, just flag it.

• piramida 17y ago
  It seems that "connecting the dots" failed in this article on so many levels... 1. No, I don't consider .99 fart apps as revolutionary improvement of my living room 2. Netbooks and Amazon kindles/other ebook readers comprise one of the most rapidly growing markets, "fad"? Whatever. 3. Skype is already here. And, "free" and "Apple" don't go next to each other in a sentence. Steve will find a way to monetize on your free skype chats. 4. Take any other non-apple phone - see, no carrier exclusivity.. right now, without needing to go to the future and buy new apple gadget. No really, I think it might live in some homes but revolution? Now come on, there's not a single hint. I think it will be EOLed by 2011.
  • jstevens85 17y ago
    Isn't a "rapidly growing market" part of the definition of a fad?
    • potatolicious 17y ago
      Yes, but a fad involves a rapidly growing market, whereas a rapidly growing market does not necessarily have to be a fad. I don't think netbooks are a fad, but I also don't think they will last in the long term. Netbook manufacturers have been cannibalizing their higher-margin products with razor thin margins on their netbooks. This cannot continue if these companies expect to survive. Not to mention netbooks have been absolutely destroying user experiences all around.