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JustJosh I agree, I hate Netbooks, they just aren't worth the price and screen size.
Report: Intel reconsiders the appeal of netbooks
The Tech Report: News —
... 9:46 AM on November 28, 2008 Considering the success of its Atom processor, you'd think Intel would be a little more enthusiastic about netbooks. However, CNet News reports that Intel Sales and Marketing VP Stu Pann made some puzzling comments at a recent conference in New York:"We originally thought Netbooks would be for emerging markets and younger kids, and there is some of that. It turns out the bulk of the Netbooks sold today are Western Europe, North America, and for people who just want to grab and go with a notebook," Pann said. "We view the Netbook as mostly ...
Intel having second thoughts about netbooks
DV Hardware —
... Intel vice president of sales and marketing Stu Pann said at a recent Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference that Intel is having second thoughts about the netbook. Pann states netbooks were originally designed with emerging markets and young kids in mind, but in reality most netbook buyers are people from Western Europe or North America who just want to grab and go with a notebook. ...
Intel VP says netbook are "fine for an hour"
Engadget —
Intel's never made a secret of the fact that it developed the now-ubiquitous Atom chipset primarily for mobile devices and low-powered netbooks for at emerging markets, so it's not totally surprising to hear Intel sales VP Stu Pann say the company doesn't see netbooks as potentially cannibalizing sales of its existing processors -- but we are a bit intrigued by his seeming dismissal of netbooks as everyday machines. According to Stu, a netbook with a 10-inch screen is "fine for an hour. It's not something you're going to use day in and day out." That's probably true, of ...
