Netbooks: No Threat to Notebooks?

by Sam Dean - Aug. 28, 2008Comments (0)

We've covered the sales momentum that Linux-based netbooks--low-priced subnotebooks featuring lots of open source software--are experiencing before. However, even though millions of these devices are selling this year, Wistron chairman Simon Lin says that the position of traditional notebooks will not be affected by the rising role of netbooks over the next two years, even as many netbooks are showing up running Windows. Our sister blog JKOnTheRun begs to differ. Check out their thoughts on the numbers, what consumers are asking for, and whether profit margins tell the whole story.

 


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