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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 10:42 am
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Originally Posted by ScottC
I think the final numbers for 2008 will look really bad for them - the Netbook market is killing Apple. As usual, they completely missed the opportunity to make their own Netbook, and a lot of people are just buying a Dell Mini 9 and turning it into a Hackintosh.
The odds of me buying a Netbook are just about 0. I was looking to slim down my briefcase, so I got a MacBook to replace my Dell D820 Latitude. I think it's just a personal thing, but the idea of less than a 100% sized keyboard is a deal breaker for me.

To me, the worst thing Apple could do would be to put out a cheap-o Netbook that cannibalizes their MacBook offering.
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