Print media is reeling, no question about it. Newspapers are closing all over the U.S. and many print publications have been shut down to go online only. I feel bad for those in the industry, but many will tell you that print media has had their collective heads in the sand for a long time while the online world has grown tremendously. A reader sent me this article from a blog of the Philadelphia Daily News that demonstrates how out of touch with the real world these folks are even today. The author is pushing the idea that newspapers should give readers free netbooks to instill loyalty, thus keeping them alive. I find the premise pretty funny in general, but what caught my eye is the picture in the article that proves how out in left field these folks are:
Yep, that netbook he’s advocating giving their loyal readers is none other than the only trademarked netbook, the Psion netBook. Someone better tell this guy it is almost 10-year-old technology. :)
(Thanks to Scott Carmichael for sending this in!)

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