Comments on: Lack of Netbook, Price Hurting Apple in This Year’s Back-to-School Market http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/ Sat, 25 May 2013 13:49:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: j c http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354585 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:58:58 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354585 Soooooooo… Intel just announced great profits because the netbook business has dropped. Manufacturers complain that there are no margins on netbooks. Apple just came out with a device that does a lot of what a netbook can do, and more and better …. so how’s this netbook biz hurting them again?

It would be nice if people who make grandiose claims would revisit them and eat crow when due.

]]> By: In attesa del notbook « Macworld Online http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354584 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:40:13 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354584 [...] il 19 agosto 2009, Charles Moore di The Apple Blog titola La mancanza di un netbook e i prezzi alti stanno danneggiando Apple sul mercato back-to-school (l’acquisto di computer in previsione del ritorno a [...]

]]> By: Apple Netbook/​Tablet: Rumores… | sixhat pirate parts http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354583 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:45:14 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354583 [...] agosto surgiram mais análises a dizer o quanto a Apple está a perder por não ter um Netbook… [...]

]]> By: Daddy31 http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354582 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:01:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354582  knows that it is much safer not to wear them at all. ,

]]> By: Hamranhansenhansen http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354581 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:30:43 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354581 > netbook

The iPod touch is Apple’s netbook. Once you think of it as that, all the rest makes sense. iPod touch even costs the same at retail, although its Total Cost of Ownership is much lower.

> MacBook Air

I carry a MacBook Air and iPhone 3GS 32GB with me everywhere. The combined weight is 1.4 kilos, the Total Cost of Ownership is $50 per month excluding carrier charges (which you wouldn’t have with an iPod touch) so why do I need a netbook? If you gave me one, I would have no chance to use it. In any given situation, either the iPhone or the MacBook Air is a better choice. On the iPhone I thumb type about 40 wpm and on the MacBook Air I touch type about 80 wpm. What would I do with a netbook and hunt-and-peck? 20 maybe?

For $50 a month total I have 24/7 always-available trouble-free computing. People see my gear and think I also drive a Rolls Royce, but I’m happy to tell them it costs me $50 per month. One guy I know told me he pays his I-T consultant more than that to keep his 2 PC’s free of viruses and malware and always updated to the latest patches.

The thing to notice with netbooks is they may be cheaper to buy than a notebook, but they require 100% of the same I-T support and administration. Anti-virus, anti-malware, backups, Windows upgrades to get the full OS. When you do the TCO on a netbook it is jaw-dropping. Instead of saving money by getting rid of viruses, commercial malware, and other PC issues, you saved money by getting rid of your CPU, GPU, and keyboard, but you keep the viruses and other PC issues. Totally wrong approach.

]]> By: ★ Apple Netbook Claim Chowder « http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354580 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:44:24 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354580 [...] August 2009, Charles Moore at The Apple Blog: “Lack of Netbook, Price Hurting Apple in This Year’s Back-to-School Market”. That would be the back-to-school period which just ended, with Apple selling 2.3 million [...]

]]> By: Lord Byron http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354579 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:19:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354579 So Charles, will you own up like a big boy and eat your claim chowder?

]]> By: holycalamity http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354578 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:04:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354578 Boy, they sure missed an opportunity to erode their brand and cut into their profits by putting a bunch of substandard products into an already crowded market.

Why do people keep thinking market share for its own sake is a good thing?

]]> By: BladRnr http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354577 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:31:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354577 What say you now, Charles, after Apple sold 2.3M laptops and made over a $1B on them??? Lack of a Netbook still a bad strategy for Apple?

Here’s a tip: don’t bet against Steve Jobs :-)

]]> By: Christopher Anderson http://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/lack-of-netbook-price-hurting-apple-in-this-years-back-to-school-market/#comment-354576 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:24:37 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=30954#comment-354576 My netbook weights 2.75 pounds and has a 11.6 inch screen. It’s actually portable. A MacBook Pro is just luggable.

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