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I've been waiting on the slew of netbook touchscreens
The new intel [finger my] classmate convertible is good except the the 4 hour battery and no one seems to have stock.
Asus next on the list, just hurry up and ship them dammit.
A touch-screen netbook from Apple is coming later this year, according to a report by an Asian industry-watching website. We believe that the truth may be more interesting than the rumor. Taiwan's DigiTimes reports that the Chinese-language daily Commercial Times has said that Wintek, a Taiwanese manufacturer of flat-panel …
How much was the Newton ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton
The last para on "Future" is interesting - though, as the Reg article states, a large pinch of salt is required (and this could have been edited by anyone).
Apple have to do something interesting in 2009 - the updates to iMac and MacBook this year were trivial.
Oh dear. I'm A Mac user myself, but seem that even so my gentle jibe is still capable of enraging some slavering MacTards.
Sad to see that some my fellow Apple users playing to type. Honestly: I'm ashamed to be associated with you lot. It really is embarrassing.
As regards touch screen mobile computing and internet access. Erm... iPhone anybody? Why would Apple build a nasty cheap mini laptop when the already make one of the best portable internet devices on the market?
"We don't know how to build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk."
Err, Steve, ask Samsung.
What he really meant though was
"We don't know how to market a netbook and con people into paying $1k for it"
Though if they flogged a $1k netbook, Apple nuts will still buy it. One of the few groups of people who are actually prepared to pay more money for things, not less. They even may be too embarrassed to be seen paying sub-$500 for something!
Paris - wouldn't be seen dead paying sub $5000 for something.
Ah, that would be a neat fit into Apple's product portfolio.
Maybe with:
+ earphones & mike for fully hands free operation
+ audio guidance from an onboard GPS+ feature through 'phones or BT'd to car sound system
+ neat battery plus a suitable external power system
Sub $500?
Only if the market could support a super spec bit of kit alongside a sub $500 bit of kit.
Maybe Apple should get into emerging markets too? If so a pincer approach would seem to pleasantly introduce Apple standards to both emerging and traditional markets?