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Re:Microsoft gears up to mass produce large-screen touch dis... by asgard1024 on Thursday September 04, 2014 @06:34AM (#8267443)
Touch display? Nah, don't need it. But it would be nice if someone made a cheap netbook with a display of similar resolution that tablets have.
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Re:Microsoft gears up to mass produce large-screen touch dis... by gtirloni on Thursday September 04, 2014 @07:45AM (#8267654)
I thought netbooks were dead. Is it about the price?
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Re:Microsoft gears up to mass produce large-screen touch dis... by rbanffy on Thursday September 04, 2014 @08:46AM (#8267862)
More likely they died unnatural deaths.

Netbooks became a very price-conscious segment that cannibalized sales from higher-end ultra-thin notebooks.

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