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Is Intel Killing 12-Inch Displays On Netbooks?

Posted by timothy on from the 12"-seems-a-bit-easier-on-the-eyes dept.

HangingChad writes "Dell has retired their 12-inch Intel Atom-powered netbooks, they said today. The official reason — 'It really boils down to this: for a lot of customers, 10-inch displays are the sweet spot for netbooksLarger notebooks require a little more horsepower to be really useful.' Or is the real reason that 12-inch displays on netbooks cut into Intel's more profitable dual-core market and Dell's profit margins on higher-end machines?"

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  1. Two cynical observations by Dr_Ken · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I. Cui bono? 2. Follow the money.

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    "If you want to know what happens to you when you die, go look at some dead stuff."