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iPad Is Destroying Netbook Sales
Hugh Pickens writes "Fortune magazine reports that sales growth of low-cost, low-powered netbooks peaked last summer at an astonishing 641% year-over-year growth rate but netbook sales fell off a cliff in January and shrank again in April — collateral damage, according to Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty, from the January introduction and April launch of the iPad. In support of Huberty's theory, she offers a Morgan Stanley/Alphawise survey conducted in March which found that 44% of US consumers who were planning to buy an iPad said they were buying it instead of a netbook or notebook computer. In related news, Apple announced that it sold its one millionth iPad last week, just 28 days after its introduction on April 3. 'One million iPads in 28 days — that's less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone,' says Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. 'Demand continues to exceed supply and we're working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more customers.'"
"biased opinion" is redundant
No, it's not. I'll give you an example: I am a Nintendo fanboy. So if Nintendo announces a new a gimmick I'll be the first to tell you why it's great. If that same gimmick was added to a Sony system, I'd be the first to tell you why it's stupid and nobody'd want it. That's called 'biased opinon'. Whereas plain old 'opinion' would be a candid "here's what I think" and 'informed opinion' would be if you actually spent time with the products you're discussing and understand the ins and outs of each one.
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
Sales did not go down in October/November. The growth rate versus 2008 sales for that month showed a lower growth rate than for the previous period over 2008.
So while the year over year growth jumps around quite a lot, the year over year sales actually increased for each month shown on the graph. They increased very little in April. Perhaps because of the iPad, but between the level of noise that seems to be present in that graph and a whole host of other factors (the economy seemed to get better last summer, so people that put off purchases probably showed up, and things like Christmas), that's a pretty aggressive thing to conclude.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
I guess you are new to computers.