Comments on: Conflicted over the lack of an Apple netbook while Sony announces one? http://macosrumors.com/2009/01/09/conflicted-over-the-lack-of-an-apple-netbook-while-sony-announces-exactly-that/ The original Apple & Mac rumor site Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bela Bartok http://macosrumors.com/2009/01/09/conflicted-over-the-lack-of-an-apple-netbook-while-sony-announces-exactly-that/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Bela Bartok Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:51:38 +0000 http://macosrumors.com/?p=299#comment-1123 Apple has never really understood that when they're ahead, they need to start pumping product into the marketplace, slimming their margins. Otherwise, eventually, Asian partners, companies, products will together all stab Apple in the back. It's happened again and again as Apple lagged in technology (hardware) over the decades. Dummies. Apple has never really understood that when they’re ahead, they need to start pumping product into the marketplace, slimming their margins. Otherwise, eventually, Asian partners, companies, products will together all stab Apple in the back. It’s happened again and again as Apple lagged in technology (hardware) over the decades. Dummies.

]]> By: Maccess http://macosrumors.com/2009/01/09/conflicted-over-the-lack-of-an-apple-netbook-while-sony-announces-exactly-that/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Maccess Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:40:36 +0000 http://macosrumors.com/?p=299#comment-1110 Apple should just package a netbook based on MSI's netbook, which it sells as the MSI Wind and produces as an OEM for others. It's already been proven to run Mac OS X efficiently on so many websites. Then, Apple can do one better over Windows XP for Netbooks licensing, which limits processors to a single core running at a maximum of 1.6Ghz, by collaborating with MSI to release a Dual Core Atom (already available from Intel, but unused because any laptop made with it would have to run Vista, not XP) netbook. Then it should sell it for $399. Apple should just package a netbook based on MSI’s netbook, which it sells as the MSI Wind and produces as an OEM for others. It’s already been proven to run Mac OS X efficiently on so many websites. Then, Apple can do one better over Windows XP for Netbooks licensing, which limits processors to a single core running at a maximum of 1.6Ghz, by collaborating with MSI to release a Dual Core Atom (already available from Intel, but unused because any laptop made with it would have to run Vista, not XP) netbook. Then it should sell it for $399.

]]> By: Justin Mitchell http://macosrumors.com/2009/01/09/conflicted-over-the-lack-of-an-apple-netbook-while-sony-announces-exactly-that/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Justin Mitchell Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:07:46 +0000 http://macosrumors.com/?p=299#comment-1102 "Why would one want both an iPhone and a Netbook-Macbook?" The obvious answer is so that you can run real applications! You can't actually do many important tasks on an iPhone, other than make phone calls. "And more importantly, why would one want a netbook when the Macbook Air is already at least three-quarters if not four-fifths of the way there depending on how you figure it?!" The Macbook Air is $1400 more than your typical netbook. 'Nuff said. “Why would one want both an iPhone and a Netbook-Macbook?”

The obvious answer is so that you can run real applications! You can’t actually do many important tasks on an iPhone, other than make phone calls.

“And more importantly, why would one want a netbook when the Macbook Air is already at least three-quarters if not four-fifths of the way there depending on how you figure it?!”

The Macbook Air is $1400 more than your typical netbook. ‘Nuff said.

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