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How About an iPhone OS Or Android-Based Netbook?

Posted by timothy on from the upsides-and-downsides dept.

perlow (Jason Perlow of ZDNet) suggests that the current crop of netbooks might be missing the boat when it comes to getting maximum battery life and small-screen usability, and asks "Could Mac OS X iPhone or Google's Android be the key to mass adoption of the next generation of netbooks?" Android looks pretty nice, I admit, but so far I like having full-fledged Ubuntu on my own small computer. He's not the first one to think that the iPhone would be well-employed as the guts of an ultra-portable, though. (Note: it's only a model.)

6 of 162 comments (clear)

  1. A laptop with the iPhone's OS? by Crotch+Jenkins · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is a great idea. Laptop users don't need to copy and paste either.

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    The Chinese can eat with sticks.
  2. "It's only a model" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Shhhh!

  3. Grrr by telchine · · Score: 1, Funny

    The only Apple I want on my netbook is the one I'm having for my lunch!

  4. Re:Smartphone power by Roland+Piquepaille · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know what happened to my brain there

    You Cortex is in your ARM, that's what.

  5. Re:ZDNet is missing the point by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I tought netbooks were popular because they ran linux!

  6. Re:Smartphone power by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...I want an iPad. Something the size of an e-book, with wi-fi, and an OS that is simple to use on it. Oh and i want it for less than $500...

    And a pony.