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iPad Isn't "Killing" Netbook Sales, According To Paul Thurrott
mantis2009 writes "Paul Thurrott, the prolific technology analyst and Windows expert, reacts strongly to an article highlighted on Slashdot. Thurrott takes numbers from IDC and the Wall Street Journal, indicating that netbook sales have not in any meaningful way been affected by sales of Apple's tablet computer, the iPad. Money quote: '[N]etbooks and sub-12-inch machines will sell 45.6 million units in 2011 and 60.3 million in 2013. If I remember the numbers from 2009, they were 10 percent of all PCs, or about 30 million units. Explain again how the iPad will beat that. Please. Even the craziest iPad sales predictions are a small percentage of that.'"
Well, Paul Thurrott is kind of an idiot. Anyone who can be a chearleader for M$ after having used an Amiga has got to have at least a few fasteners torqued well below specification. The iPad is not a netbook first of all and shouldn't be compared to one. He's just whining because this is a formfactor that M$ has been working on for years with nothing to show for it. Once again Apple shows that they know how to design a cool new device.
...except the iPad doesn't have a real keyboard, has crap multimedia format support and a crap web browser with no plugin or extension support.
It's like using a 1994 Linux machine with a membrane keyboard.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
Don't worry. Those millions of netbooks sold with Windows - which ruined the netbook market - will be available soon on Ebay at incredible discount rates. And they run Linux great, just like they always did. As a bonus, the flash storage they use is much cheaper and has much more capacity than when they were first offerred.
Help stamp out iliturcy.
Okay, so, your solution to using your under-powered over-price feature-less piece of crap is to go out and spend more exorbitant amounts of money? I do believe the netbook market was aimed at a low price-point. Oh no, I'm pretty sure the iPad and netbook demographics are completely different. The people that buy iPads throw their money around with little concern whereas those who go for netbooks want to stick to a better deal and more options. But if you want to drop 60 bucks into a crappy keyboard that only works with one 500 dollar device, that's cool. In the meantime, us folk that enjoy having options and capabilities will continue sticking with standard devices that don't require expensive adapters and Apple's kid-friendly programs playground.
What day is it? Could you please tell me?
So, basically, your response boils down to "you're not me." Thanks for that, it really adds to the conversation.
Some people are stupid and are married to people who will defend their uninsightful judgements.