Comments on: The Imminent Netbook Boom and Why Apple Should Get Involved http://www.macblogz.com/2009/01/28/the-immiment-netbook-boom-and-why-apple-should-get-involved/ Bridging the Apple Community and Keeping Tabs on the Rumor Mill. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:00:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: L. Becton http://www.macblogz.com/2009/01/28/the-immiment-netbook-boom-and-why-apple-should-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-3035 L. Becton Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:31:31 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1293#comment-3035 Keith, Which reader wants a $899 notebook? I certainly don't. Apple says netbooks are crap and cheap, I mentioned Sony's model starting at $899 to show that netbooks don't have to be poorly made or cost under $300. Apple understandably doesn't want to cannibalize its laptop sales, and a good quality surfing and text editing netbook should not do this. Iphone and Ipod touch don't have keyboards and are not practical if you have to create a full page or two of text. Apple will create something netbook like eventually. This year over 30 million units are expected to ship, rising to around 139 million a year by 2013. Apple will not watch from the sideline. Apple's shareholders looking to increase their wealth will not allow apple to ignore this market. Further, it is normal these days for people to have at least one home computer, a laptop, a mobile phone and a mp3 player. Is also having a more portable basic netbook so unimaginable? Or frivolous? As with all things. everything is not for everybody. Keith,

Which reader wants a $899 notebook? I certainly don’t. Apple says netbooks are crap and cheap, I mentioned Sony’s model starting at $899 to show that netbooks don’t have to be poorly made or cost under $300. Apple understandably doesn’t want to cannibalize its laptop sales, and a good quality surfing and text editing netbook should not do this. Iphone and Ipod touch don’t have keyboards and are not practical if you have to create a full page or two of text. Apple will create something netbook like eventually. This year over 30 million units are expected to ship, rising to around 139 million a year by 2013. Apple will not watch from the sideline. Apple’s shareholders looking to increase their wealth will not allow apple to ignore this market. Further, it is normal these days for people to have at least one home computer, a laptop, a mobile phone and a mp3 player. Is also having a more portable basic netbook so unimaginable? Or frivolous? As with all things. everything is not for everybody.

]]> By: Keith http://www.macblogz.com/2009/01/28/the-immiment-netbook-boom-and-why-apple-should-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-3033 Keith Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:53:18 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1293#comment-3033 This makes no sense. You ask for an Apple netbook in the 399 to 650 range? They sell the iphone for that much or MORE. They can't offer something bigger and better for the same price. Then the other commenter wants an 899 notebook? You can get the white macbook all day for that price - just not directly from Apple. Apple will not enter this segment because they are already selling the pants off of everybody else in the segments that they already have covered. They really don't have a gap to fill like Sony and their Windows ilk. There is a small jump from the iphone to the entry macbook and there is NO reason for them to try to shoe-horn a product into that tiny gap. I do agree that if they did it, it would rock- but they aren't going to do it..... This makes no sense. You ask for an Apple netbook in the 399 to 650 range? They sell the iphone for that much or MORE. They can’t offer something bigger and better for the same price. Then the other commenter wants an 899 notebook? You can get the white macbook all day for that price – just not directly from Apple. Apple will not enter this segment because they are already selling the pants off of everybody else in the segments that they already have covered. They really don’t have a gap to fill like Sony and their Windows ilk. There is a small jump from the iphone to the entry macbook and there is NO reason for them to try to shoe-horn a product into that tiny gap. I do agree that if they did it, it would rock- but they aren’t going to do it…..

]]> By: Aviv http://www.macblogz.com/2009/01/28/the-immiment-netbook-boom-and-why-apple-should-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-2999 Aviv Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:21:58 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1293#comment-2999 Yup... 1)copy and paste - I still can't properly get things done like I need to get done without this. 2) Video support is a big deal for me. 3) Push notifications are equally important. I could go without MMS as long as they continue or bring the "wireless caching" into existence for iPhone users. As long as we don't have to go through the debacle of entering passwords like we do now. Yup… 1)copy and paste – I still can’t properly get things done like I need to get done without this. 2) Video support is a big deal for me. 3) Push notifications are equally important.

I could go without MMS as long as they continue or bring the “wireless caching” into existence for iPhone users. As long as we don’t have to go through the debacle of entering passwords like we do now.

]]> By: Dave http://www.macblogz.com/2009/01/28/the-immiment-netbook-boom-and-why-apple-should-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-2998 Dave Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:07:26 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1293#comment-2998 I absolutely agree with you and feel that there are a lot of people out there in your same position (myself included) that would gladly welcome some sort of Apple device in this market at the $500-600 range. There are definitely times when the iPhone/iPod touch simply won't cut it. I absolutely agree with you and feel that there are a lot of people out there in your same position (myself included) that would gladly welcome some sort of Apple device in this market at the $500-600 range. There are definitely times when the iPhone/iPod touch simply won’t cut it.

]]> By: L. Becton http://www.macblogz.com/2009/01/28/the-immiment-netbook-boom-and-why-apple-should-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-2997 L. Becton Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:46:02 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1293#comment-2997 I am sure apple will eventually eat their words and offer some form of an netbook. Sony has a high quality netbook with a starting price of $899. A high quality 10- 11 inch chassis with a 95% keyboard priced between $500 & $600 running some form of osx, I would gladly purchase. I don't need a large fully featured notebook when I go on long weekends away or 2 day business trips, I simply want to stay in my communication loop. The virtual keyboard on the ipod touch isn't comfortable for typing addresses let alone two sentences. I will purchase a linux 10.9 inch netbook, only because apple isn't in the space. Also, I must have a RJ-45 ethernet connection. The biggest threat to apples sales( 25% drop in desktops last quarter) is it being a year behind pc's chipsets and not having adequate nvidia graphics in its entire line. Apple needs to work harder to stay up to date. Mac mini and imac are due upgrades and any decent consumer can see this and would likely wait a few months to have a better machine. And to save the petty cost of upgrading to new versions of software. Apple is slowly becoming a bit of a bother and customers are beginning to feel fleeced with being charged for software updates on machines purchased weeks prior. Apple, The sun shines out no one's backside! I am sure apple will eventually eat their words and offer some form of an netbook. Sony has a high quality netbook with a starting price of $899. A high quality 10- 11 inch chassis with a 95% keyboard priced between $500 & $600 running some form of osx, I would gladly purchase. I don’t need a large fully featured notebook when I go on long weekends away or 2 day business trips, I simply want to stay in my communication loop. The virtual keyboard on the ipod touch isn’t comfortable for typing addresses let alone two sentences. I will purchase a linux 10.9 inch netbook, only because apple isn’t in the space. Also, I must have a RJ-45 ethernet connection. The biggest threat to apples sales( 25% drop in desktops last quarter) is it being a year behind pc’s chipsets and not having adequate nvidia graphics in its entire line. Apple needs to work harder to stay up to date. Mac mini and imac are due upgrades and any decent consumer can see this and would likely wait a few months to have a better machine. And to save the petty cost of upgrading to new versions of software. Apple is slowly becoming a bit of a bother and customers are beginning to feel fleeced with being charged for software updates on machines purchased weeks prior. Apple, The sun shines out no one’s backside!

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