computerworld.com — A series of reports and rumors predict that Apple will ship a netbook this year. Lenovo suddenly "leaks" a two-year-old prototype with a unique form-factor that would be *perfect* for Apple's netbook. Coincidence?
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doctordbxMar 22, 2009
Apple has a netbook?
breakawayMar 22, 2009
Are you f**king kidding me? This is the "perfect netbook"? Sony already tried making a netbook like this. It sucked donkey dong, and tanked horribly.
chrishbMar 23, 2009
Idiotic article. No news to comment on?
kreatre2007Mar 23, 2009
This doesn't really surprise me considering that Dell builds some of the most uncreative and un-innovative hardware in the industry. They couldn't build a decent music player to compete with the iPod. Why did they think that they could then compete with the iPhone?
akeldamaMar 23, 2009
1. Bill Moggridge just called, he wants is laptop form factor idea back (GRiD Compass 1101).2. Personal computer? Let's see, the Datapoint 2200 was released approximately six years before the Apple-1.3. There were plenty of all-in-one computers produced and sold before Apple had the idea to do so. No doubt you can somehow revise and shoehorn your definition of what constitutes an all-in-one to enable Apple to win this point.4. Quite a few rugged, Military spec laptops have been made for years out of a milled aluminum block.5. Apple was one of many involved in "inventing" Firewire. I'm willing to concede this point to you, but I find it interesting that Apple doesn't even bother to support Firewire on all of its machines now.
akeldamaMar 23, 2009
You obviously believe that the iPod and iPhone were the first devices in their respective categories introduced to the market... amazing.
elranzerMar 23, 2009
$5000 with a 133MHz speed bump.
stevewmnMar 23, 2009
If they do produce something my prediction is that it'll be an iPod Touch on steroids. Big screen, Intel processor, iPhone UI and a whole new line of pumped up iPhone applications. 720p video capability. The folks I know that bought netbooks bought them as a personal computer for business travel where they're already lugging a corporate laptop. The netbook gets used as an after hours websurfer and casual gaming machine. If this market is really where netbooks are selling Apple could do well by subsidizing the tablet and making their money in the iTunes store.
brandonmayMar 23, 2009
This is just ugly, Apple could never make this look better
lanjackalMar 24, 2009
No, it's just that they were the first devices DONE RIGHT in their markets