by Thom Holwerda on Fri 28th Nov 2008
Netbooks are still all the rage these days, but according to Intel, this is going to change soon. The company has stated that they first thought that netbooks, who are almost exclusively powered by Intel chips, would be for emerging markets, but as it turns out, they are especially popular in Europe and North America. Intel claims that while these devices are "fine for an hour", they are not something for day to day use. And AMD? They are ignoring the market altogether. Intel's vice president in the sales and marketing group, Stu Penn, was quite clear. "We originally thought Netbooks would be for emerging markets and younger kids, and there is some of that. It turns out the bulk of the Netbooks sold today are Western Europe, North America, and for people who just want to grab and go with a notebook. We view the Netbook as mostly incremental to our total available market," Pen explained, "If you've ever used a Netbook and used a 10-inch screen size-it's fine for an hour. It's not something you're going to use day in and day out."
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