Rising iPhone lifts all boats

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13 pointsnikunjk2 comments

Huh? You could argue the netbook had as much impact on wifi as the iPhone did in 2007/2008. Both the netbook and the iPhone went from a very small number of sales in 2007 to nearly 11 billion for 2008.

>You could argue the netbook had as much impact on wifi as the iPhone did in 2007/2008

You could. And it would be inconsequential. Why restrict yourself artificially to 2007/2008 for an ongoing phenomenon?

That is, your argument sidesteps the fact netbooks were a temporary phenomenon, circa 2008, with sales dropping sharply afterwords, whereas the iPhone/iPad continued to grow and influence wifi demand far far more.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/17/netbook-sales-are-crashing-...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/250055/are_netbooks_dead_the_...

http://www.techi.com/2012/05/netbook-sales-down-34-year-over...

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