netbooks | Decoding the new economy http://paulwallbank.com Society and business in the 21st Century Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:50:43 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 16560829 Was the netbook the Trabant or Model T of the computer world? http://paulwallbank.com/2013/01/02/goodbye-to-the-netbook-killed-by-the-apple-ipad-tablet-computer-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=goodbye-to-the-netbook-killed-by-the-apple-ipad-tablet-computer-2 http://paulwallbank.com/2013/01/02/goodbye-to-the-netbook-killed-by-the-apple-ipad-tablet-computer-2/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:48:26 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=6282 After only five years the netbook computer comes to an end having being killed by tablet computers and vendor hostility. We will remember these systems as the Model T or Trabant of the PC world?

The post Was the netbook the Trabant or Model T of the computer world? first appeared on Decoding the new economy.]]>
http://paulwallbank.com/2013/01/02/goodbye-to-the-netbook-killed-by-the-apple-ipad-tablet-computer-2/feed/ 0 6282
The death of the netbook http://paulwallbank.com/2011/12/28/the-death-of-the-netbook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-death-of-the-netbook http://paulwallbank.com/2011/12/28/the-death-of-the-netbook/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:12:36 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=3163 Is the cheap, ultra portable computer a dead product line?

The post The death of the netbook first appeared on Decoding the new economy.]]>
http://paulwallbank.com/2011/12/28/the-death-of-the-netbook/feed/ 1 3163
Focus as a survival strategy http://paulwallbank.com/2008/12/29/focus-as-a-survival-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=focus-as-a-survival-strategy http://paulwallbank.com/2008/12/29/focus-as-a-survival-strategy/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:21:12 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=190 Why Apple shouldn't bother with low margin netbooks

The post Focus as a survival strategy first appeared on Decoding the new economy.]]>
http://paulwallbank.com/2008/12/29/focus-as-a-survival-strategy/feed/ 1 190
Dell’s $70 netbook bundle http://paulwallbank.com/2008/11/30/dells70-netbook-bundle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dells70-netbook-bundle http://paulwallbank.com/2008/11/30/dells70-netbook-bundle/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:31:50 +0000 http://paulwallbank.com/?p=131 Vodafone's $70 a month bundled laptop deal sees them joining Optus and Telstra in offering these plans. To date, there's been almost zero uptake with these products as the dealers don't seem to know or care about them. Let's see if Vodafone and Dell can do a better job of marketing these packages. For consumers, it would…… Continue reading Dell’s $70 netbook bundle

The post Dell’s $70 netbook bundle first appeared on Decoding the new economy.]]>
http://paulwallbank.com/2008/11/30/dells70-netbook-bundle/feed/ 1 131