Why Ultrabooks Are Falling Well Short of Intel's Targets

nk497 writes "When Paul Otellini announced Ultrabooks last year, he predicted they would grab 40% of the laptop market by this year. One analyst firm has said Ultrabooks will only make up 5% of the market this year, slashing its own sales predictions from 22m this year to 10.3m. However, IHS iSuppli said that Ultrabooks have a chance at success if manufacturers get prices down between $600 to $700 — a discount of as much as $400 on the average selling price of the devices — and they could still grab a third of the laptop market by 2016."

Comments

Re:The reason is simple.

[binarylarry]

I don't think anyone is looking forward to Windows 8 outside Microsoft HQ.

Re:iSuppli ignores recent history

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

I think that what he meant to suggest is that both products are overpriced, but that Samsung isn't going to be able to sell their products that way.

I think what he meant to say was: "I hate Apple, do you like me now?"

Re:Ultrabook's biggest problem:

[camperdave]

This week I installed Windows 7 Pro, Office 2010 Pro Plus, and a slew of other business software on a 40GB SSD with room to spare. Amazing what you can do without porn.

This week I installed Windows 7 Pro, Office 2010 Pro Plus, and a slew of other business software on a 40GB SSD with room to spare. Amazing what being without porn can drive you to. [FTFY]