Apple Still Oblivious to Netbook Opportunity

So it says they're oblivious, then it goes on to say that both Cook and Jobs have said specifically that they've considered it, they're not interested, but that they have a few interesting ideas? Come on.

John Gruber's been citing all the critics who said that Apple's raising their price point on laptops would lead to their collapsing this period; Apple did better this quarter than they ever have. I'd treat these articles with a grain of salt.

Apple just doesn't discuss future products until they're finalized and unveiled at some big event. If Apple is planning a netbook, they will first make plenty of official statements that there are no netbook plans in the works, they are not particularly excited about that market segment, and then suddenly at some conference announce that it is on sale immediately.

Yet another attempt by Brian X. Chen to unseat John C. Dvorak from the throne of technology journalism trolls. This is not news, this is not criticism, this is baiting for page views.

Last week it was "Steve Jobs Probably Won't Come Back to Apple", before that he was claiming Apple sued Wired over his hackintosh video (they didn't), etc.

Even though I typically read HN on my 12" PowerBook. I am typing this on my brand new (today) 15" MBP. I haven't done much on my 12" PowerBook for some time and use it very much as a "Netbook". If I am not reading the latest threads on it, I will be reading them on my iPhone. Why exactly does Apple need a "netbook" when it has the Touch and iPhone? If you want a cheap Apple "netbook" go buy a used iBook. Or a really expensive Air... now I am just rambling...

I see we're also celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of naysayers insisting that Apple has to do things the way the PC market dictates it should.

Where by "oblivious" we appear to mean "not oblivious".

This is a trend.

Apple took how long to make their phone offering? Rushing isn't always ideal.