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Intel on Netbooks: "it's fine for an hour. It's not something you're going to use day in and day out."
Tech Digest —
... picture. There's a lot of people out there who don't use a laptop day in and day out. They have a Desktop PC at work, a Desktop PC at home, and they want something to fill in the gaps in between - when travelling, for example. Netbooks are small, light, and cheap - a perfect fit for this niche. Netbooks probably don't deserve the level of rabid attention they currently get, but they're not that bad. No need to throw the baby out with the bathwater... Intel's comments (via Cnet) Related posts: Lenovo promises two new netbooks - S9e and S10e | ...
Linkpost | 11.28.2008
TechBlog —
... - Each e-mail is a tiny reward, a happy little shot of dopamine, which is why it's addictive. • Intel rethinks Netbooks: 'Fine for an hour' but... - Intel exec now says netbooks are "incremental" to the market. • ...
Netbooks not suited to daily use, claims Intel VP
SlashGear —
... the Netbook as mostly incremental to our total available market” Stu Pann, VP of sales and marketing group, Intel
Pann went on to criticise the netbook form-factor as unsuitable for regular use, claiming: ”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.” The Intel VP was speaking at an IT supply chain conference.
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Intel: netbooks are OK for an hour or so, that's all
jkOnTheRun —
... to use day in and day out."
Yes, Intel is stepping back publicly from the whole netbook as capable computer meme. Intel is stating that these netbook things are not good for extended usage. There are millions of folks who I'll bet will argue with that viewpoint based on sales numbers. Perhaps Intel is beginning to feel a lot of pressure from laptop makers who are feeling the netbook eat into traditional notebook sales?
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Are netbooks headed the way of the dodo bird?
The Inquisitr » Technology —
... This same underlying feeling was echoed by Intel’s Pann when Brooke Crothers quoted him in a post ...
Three Reasons Why Netbooks Just Aren’t Good Enough
TechCrunch —
... million this year.
Lots of people think Netbooks are the next big volume market because they allow people who previously couldn’t afford computers to own one. People got so bullish on the devices that sales projections reached 50 million units by 2012.
I’ve had a chance to test many of the units, though, and I can say that the promise is much bigger than the payoff. Perhaps that’s why AMD is sitting out of the market for now, and Intel is rethinking whether the devices are as great as everyone’s expectations.
A typical ...
Intel VP says netbook are "fine for an hour"
Engadget —
Intel's never made a secret of the fact that it developed the now-ubiquitous Atom chipset primarily for mobile devices and low-powered netbooks for at emerging markets, so it's not totally surprising to hear Intel sales VP Stu Pann say the company doesn't see netbooks as potentially cannibalizing sales of its existing processors -- but we are a bit intrigued by his seeming dismissal of netbooks as everyday machines. According to Stu, a netbook with a 10-inch screen is "fine for an hour. It's not something you're going to use day in and day out." That's probably true, of ...
Intel slams netbooks
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... Unlike car manufacturers, Intel is not the sort of company to say "Sure, we lose money with every sale, but we make it up on volume!"
Netbooks are low-profit items that threaten a high-profit ecosystem. Intel doesn't want to swap its Core 2 dollars for Atom pennies, and always imagined its low-power chips as a sideline, for $2,000 UMPCs or $500-ish "mobile internet devices"—items which, unlike netbooks, are inherently incapable of replacing normal laptops.
Intel rethinks Netbooks: ‘Fine for an hour’ but.. [CNET]
Hackit: Netbook haters?
Hack a Day —
... specifically for their keyboard. TechCrunch isn’t alone in their opinion; this week Intel stated that using the ultra portable devices was “fine for an hour“. TechCrunch is designing a web tablet right now using the ...
Intel Stresses Again: Netbook is Not a Notebook Replacement
X-bit labs —
... and screen size constraints. 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, said Stu Pann, vice president in the sales and marketing group at Intel at Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference, reports Cnet News.com . Intel Corp. has to make sure that the Atom processors that power virtually all the ...
Intel concerned over netbooks, screen size as limiting factor
Obsessable News Feed —
... Intel commented on its position on netbooks, reacting to a marketplace that has grown beyond the company's expectations. The release of Intel's Atom processor has largely been the driving force behind the recent swarm of ultra-compact "netbook" laptops. Intel said that it had originally expected these devices to see use by children and in emerging worldwide marketplaces, not as the laptop replacement they've become for many. The company has realized, instead, that netbooks are being bought by European and North American consumers for the device's portability. ...
MSI Upgrades Netbook’s Atom
dailywireless.org —
... Stu Pann, vice president in the sales and marketing group at Intel, said his company sees the Netbook differently now, reports C/Net. ...
Intel rethinks Netbooks - and why
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks —
Per a CNET report, at a recent Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference, Stu Pann, Intel VP of sales and marketing group said his company now sees the netbook differently now. ...
Has Intel Altered Its Stance on Netbooks? No
Gearlog —
... I'm not sure how to characterize this CNET post that appeared late last week. It's not wrong, yet I don't believe it represents anything really accurate or newsworthy. Instead, it's a good summary of conventional wisdom by an executive who really doesn't have a stake in the game. ...
Nokia’s N97: Is this your future netbook?
Between the Lines —
... I’m increasingly convinced that there’s a market between the smartphone and the laptop. But the form factor just isn’t there yet. I’m not sure Nokia and its dinky screen is going to do the job, but I do think the smartphone and laptop will increasingly merge into something. In fact, the Nokia N97 highlights the ongoing merger between smartphones and laptops. For the record, Nokia calls its latest device a “mobile computer.” A lot of companies– including Intel ...
Whassup with Netbooks?
Open Source —
It has suddenly become fashionable to diss the Netbook.
Some of the blame goes to Intel, which didn’t understand who its buyers might be.
I remember when cars like my Toyota Scion and the Honda Element came out their makers assumed they would sell to first-time car buyers, kids. Instead they got people like me. Many now call the Element the Elderment.
Point is there were buyers. And there are buyers for the Netbook. But it’s also important to note that this year’s models are just Version 1.0 for the form factor. It ...
Netbooks just a flash in the pan?
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... If it seems that every computer company in the world (except Apple, of course) has an inexpensive netbook on the market, that's because they do. These cheap, low-power laptops have been all the rage for a year and counting. Now Intel, whose Atom chip powers the bulk of today's netbooks, is rethinking the category . While originally envisioned as way to extend technology to emerging markets, children, and other price-sensitive environments, actual sales of the devices show a somewhat different picture. Most netbooks aren't being sold to these users at all, but rather to upscale ...
Why Nokia Could Kill The Netbook
Forbes.com: Technology News —
... ) power-sipping Atom processor have seven- and 10-inch screens, scaled-down keyboards, built-in wi-fi connections and price tags starting at less than $400. Nokia's N97, by contrast, will likely start at just under $700 when it goes on sale in Europe next year. All those new netbook buyers will soon discover, however, that it's tough to scale down expectations to match a new price point. Not that Intel, the netbook's biggest backer, isn't trying. "If you've ever used a netbook, it's fine for an hour," Stu Pann, vice president of sales and marketing at Intel, told investors ...
Here Come The 12 Inch Netbooks, And Intel Isn’t Happy About It
TechCrunch —
... That means that for the most part, every Netbook sold is one less Dual Core that Intel can sell at a higher price and higher margin. Which explains exactly why the company has been publicly criticizing the performance of the machines. “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,” said Intel VP Stu Pann at an event last year. ...
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