Comments on: Apple’s Tim Cook: Why don’t we make netbooks? Because they suck

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By: watches2009

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By: Rayek

Rayek — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:11:52 +0000

That's really what it comes down to. Netbooks are cheap primarily because they are made with cheaper components than workhorse laptops, not because they are smaller or anything else. Making things cheaply or half-assed isn't Apple's thing, so they don't make netbooks.

By: edsion007

edsion007 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:28:03 +0000

Hmmm... why it has to do with twitter so much?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:11:39 +0000

Im a college student and I use a HP mini with 2GB Ram “upgraded” 1.6 Ghz proccessor and 160GB harddrive, I love it because I got sick of lugging my Compaq laptop around, It works great for taking notes, and working on code for my proggramming class. I play Warcraft II and Warcraft III and other older games on it no prob, im not trying to play WoW on it but I can't wait until nvidias new chipset comes out because it will help bridge the gap in the graphics aspect of laptop vs netbook.

By: slehman805

slehman805 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:26:15 +0000

The MacBook Air seems like a good alternative.

I have to disagree with Tim's comments: "“When I look at netbooks, I see cramped keyboards, terrible software, junky hardware, very small screens." Except for the hardware and software is he not describing the iPhone? People watch videos on their iPhone so why not a 10" screen? The hardware and software of an Apple Net-Book should not be an issue since it would be designed by Apple and loaded with Apple software.

I see nothing wrong with adding a second MacBook Air to the line up with a decreased screen size. There is still room to decrease the screen size around the MacBook Air keyboard.

But maybe Apple has something else up their sleeves like a MacBook Touch. And while you're at it, why not build all that iPhone functionality right in to it making it the first on the go Cellular Laptop bringing the world of mobile communications and computing together.

By: evoisard

evoisard — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:57:02 +0000

Damn, are you a chatbot, Keoz???
Your comments are like from a poorly made (Visual Studio+Visual Basic?) AI. So previsible, with so limited knowledge base…

By: evoisard

evoisard — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:50:07 +0000

ha ha ha, I'm wondering about Keoz's age too. He should not have a wide developer experience. Apparently, he thinks development = Windows+MSVS on a computer at home. With Visual Basic, or maybe C# I guess

Your world is quite narrow, Keoz!

Anyway if he thinks he's unable to code without a truck full of displays, quad-core computers, but with minimal environment, he'll be in trouble in his future developer's life…
Sure I prefer my dual-head workstation in my office, but I'd be happy to have a netbook always ready in my suitecase not to have to think about taking my bulky notebook's bag with me each time I have to go debugging by customers.

By: evoisard

evoisard — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:03:01 +0000

Why the heck software development would imply MS Visual Studio? If you're in real world, as you say, you might well have to be in the field doing some modifications on the fly in your code in a production system, with a simple editor and a couple of shell windows. Of course you might no be programming for MS Windows environment…

Sure a netbook would be very minimal, but it would allow you to do your work whilst an iPhone would be unusable for that. I'll buy one, one of these days…

By: horus

horus — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:43:26 +0000

why bother with a netbook at all, Apple practically created this small laptop craze with the air, the cd drive less wireless connectivity. If you want an apple netbook, the air is the closest you are going to get.

Also, if new macbook's are too expencive, you can always get a powerbook g3, ibook g3 or god forbid a clamshell ibook (the blue/orange ones) off ebay for like 60£ ish

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:53:16 +0000

This is very sad. We have all of desktop PCs, a netbook and an Apple iMac (lovely machine and OS). Apple has quite obviously lost the plot if this is what the top brass are thinking — remember a fish rots from the head!

Apple should do a survey of what ordinary people are doing with netbooks. Apple are missing a huge opportunity here. End of story. iPHones and iPods may be doing well; but Macbooks are not doing well relative to ALL the PC laptops and netbooks combined.

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:21:38 +0000

You mean you downloaded a trial or illegal copy of Visual Studio and now think you're a real developer? I'm sure your mum is very proud.

By: DreyZ

DreyZ — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:12:27 +0000

Keoz, mate, all I've read from you is pure verbal diarrhoea. As both Darren and Daryl have said "just use it for what you bought it for". THAT'S PERFECT!!!

You believe that people reading emails and web-browsing are still in the "stone age", then both you and I and everybody else who has entered in a comment must be cave-men, since we're all currently web-browsing. Whether we're using $4,000 Mac Book/laptop or $300 netbook, we're still all browsing.

From all the comments that you've entered, it appears you're the type of person who will buy a Ferrari for inner-city driving. WHAT A JOKE!!!! As Daryl stated, buy the right tool for the right job. An over-powered 22" laptop may not suit a business man that is constantly travelling (interstate or overseas) and only requires to perform simple tasks such as emailing, web-browsing, contact management, document proposal writing, etc.
Peter Webb is be a good example. He bought the right tool for his purpose. He uses the netbook mainly as a "workstation" (for lack of a better work) to remote into dedicated machines to perform tasks. You replied to his comment stating "...where do you do that you need a good broadband connection..." Have you heard of wireless internet or are you still in the "stone age"?
Friends of mine are currently back-packing overseas and they managed to purchase a netbook for about $250. It's PERFECT for them. All they use it for is emailing, web-browsing, Facebook and to Skype to their friends and family back home (in Australia). If they loose the netbook, it wouldn't set them back as much as if they lost a $2,500 Laptop. Also, with the amount and size of bags they have, it is much easier for them to pack a 11" netbook rather than a 21" Laptop. You keep on talking about "the real world". Well, if you spend time with real people rather than computers all day then you'd realise people such as Peter Webb, Darren, Daryl, Andrew and others commenting here ARE real people with REAL views.

Personally I'm not a huge fan of netbooks, but I agree with Peter Webb, Darren and Daryl. Buy the right tool for the right purpose whether that is for document writing, remote access, emailing, web-browsing, etc. That doesn't necessarily mean that you're "...deacelerating the hardware technology..." you're simply not paying for excessive hardware that you wouldn't use.
For example, would you use a helicopter just to go 2 minutes down the street to shop for groceries? You would probably say yes... the technology is newer, the hardware is more durable and it's 10 times as fast. Mate, that's a bit of a joke isn't it?!?

Andrew has a very good point. It seems that Apple's business model is to ensure high-end technology at a price, hence them having a hard time trying to fathom the concept of selling a netbook style of device for $300. Perhaps in the near future they may introduce a device that is under $1000 to compete in this unique market space.
Time will tell.

Thanks.

By: shadfurman

shadfurman — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:17:30 +0000

while it does seem to be a trend for Apple (Steve Jobs) to dismiss a product line or technology only to release it months later, it doesn't seem like Apple to follow the pack and release a netbook after so many other companies have already gotten into them (not unless they become a defacto standard, like laptops are now) however, I would need a product about twice as large as the iPod Touch to consider it usable on a daily basis. I have considered getting one as a hand held gaming device (its the only hand held “gaming device ” thats caught my interest) but thats a lot to pay for a toy that I wouldn't have time to play that often… so it would be more of a party piece. I think as Mac tablet could be viable, they would probably actually make one that was usable which is more than I can say for all the ones I've tried.

By: Anthony Ha

Anthony Ha — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:57:49 +0000

If everything reduces to price, then why are there so many MacBook owners? Of course price is important, but let's not get carried away here.