Re:Analyst: Apple to release 'closed' Netbook with iPhone-es...
by GHFigs on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @04:15PM
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analyst, n. : one who speaks from his ass
Look, it's very simple: iPod Touch. Sure, it isn't a "netbook", but it is a relatively cheap device running a stripped-down Mac OS X optimized for a smaller screen and "cloud computing" without cannibalizing higher-end sales, while having an ecosystem of third-party apps though an Apple-controlled store. Can I have this guy's job now?
Why would Apple choose to further fragment it's product line by entering a segment that their CEO has specifically said they aren't going to enter, when they could just continue selling devices with much of the same functionality in a market where they have no significant competition? Because of a larger screen and a keyboard? Oh please.
It probably behooves the larger PC OEMs to get on the bandwagon because they compete much more directly with ASUS, et al. in that they sell systems that run the same software, but meanwhile, Apple is selling scores of perfectly capable network computers to people who still think they're buying a music player or a cell phone.
Look, it's very simple: iPod Touch. Sure, it isn't a "netbook", but it is a relatively cheap device running a stripped-down Mac OS X optimized for a smaller screen and "cloud computing" without cannibalizing higher-end sales, while having an ecosystem of third-party apps though an Apple-controlled store. Can I have this guy's job now?
Why would Apple choose to further fragment it's product line by entering a segment that their CEO has specifically said they aren't going to enter, when they could just continue selling devices with much of the same functionality in a market where they have no significant competition? Because of a larger screen and a keyboard? Oh please.
It probably behooves the larger PC OEMs to get on the bandwagon because they compete much more directly with ASUS, et al. in that they sell systems that run the same software, but meanwhile, Apple is selling scores of perfectly capable network computers to people who still think they're buying a music player or a cell phone.