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Netbooks

Todd Bishop, on Microsoft’s quarterly results:

In its quarterly filing, Microsoft indicated that the consumer PC market was the primary culprit for the decline — pointing in particularly to a 40 percent decline in netbook sales in the consumer market.

40 percent decline in netbooks, eh? Some netbook claim chowder:

• David Carnoy, February 2009: “Why Apple Must Do a Netbook Now”
• Preston Gralla, March 2009: “Why Apple Will Have to Release a Netbook”
• Charles Moore, March 2010: “Apple Still Needs a Sub-$700 Conventional Notebook”

★ Thursday, 28 April 2011