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Old 01-28-2010, 01:52 PM   #433
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Originally Posted by FanIn80 View Post
Exactly. Like they said in the the presentation, a netbook isn't an inbetween device, it's just a really cheap laptop.
IMO, a netbook is a different form factor. Smaller, ligher, more portable, less powerful. Sure, it's less differentiated from a laptop than the iPad is, but that's partly because it's more capable (assuming you might want, say Firefox + Word + Messenger running). And at a similar price, size, and weight, if you're looking for something for browsing, media, and office, it's a direct competitor (less so if you're looking for an eBook reader), so it makes sense that Apple would try to discredit netbooks, but Apple says a lot of things that are completely insane, so who cares what they say?
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