#apple netbook

One of the things that people expected from Apple during the recent announcement was a netbook. A mini Macbook Air would have been a game-changer in the netbook wars. Steve Jobs himself, when asked about netbooks, said "that's a nascent market that's just getting started." On the other hand, I have some idea why Apple hasn't joined the netbook market. An Apple Netbook will ultimately kill the Macbook Air. The netbook will become the lightest Apple laptop that will diffuse the attractiveness of the Macbook Air -- small and light. The netbook will naturally have an Intel Atom 1.6GHz which is indistinguishable from the Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz of the Macbook Air to most people. Apple will be forced to enter the $400-$600 price-point for the netbook, something that would be very hard for them to develop given the somewhat expensive manufacturing process they employ. If Apple price the netbook near the $800 range, it could also eat away the $999 Macbook market. Read more in our articles including "Why no Apple Netbook?" and "Apple launches Apple TV+, Apple TV app".