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Apple has a netbook - its called the iPhone. I use my iPhone like I would use a netbook and then some.

• glhaynes 17y ago
  If I'd have heard somebody saying that before I got an iPhone, I'd have thought they were crazy. I reach for my iPhone (and it's not a long reach, since it's always in my pocket) for >80% of the things for which I used to reach for my MacBook. I have essentially zero desire for a netbook because of it. (Yes, yes, I know that's not the case for everyone. But I can't imagine a usage in my life where either my iPhone or my MacBook isn't a far better fit than a netbook.)
• chollida1 17y ago
  > I use my iPhone like I would use a netbook and then some. So you can install any software you want on it?
  • incomethax 17y ago
    Not being able to install any application is irrelevant. The fact is, I can install a large number of applications on my iPhone, the device is readily available, and has a great web experience. The point of a netbook in the first place is to be able to access the web, and be able to quickly get at the web - not to be able to install all applications.
  • tptacek 17y ago
    Note how he used the word "I", and not "you".
• callmeed 17y ago
  I'm in 99% agreement with the exception that the iPhone is unusable for anything that requires terminal/shell access. Even with a shell app on a jailbroken phone, the keyboard/screen just make it too hard. A netbook or tablet+bluetooth keyboard OTOH would be a little more handy for that. Not saying it would be enough for me to buy one, just an observation.