netbooks

Competing with the iPad: Amazon’s latest Kindle device only $139

by Sheila Wallace on Friday, July 30, 2010, 9:18 am

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Read: Amazon offers $139 Wi-Fi Kindle, challenges iPad Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc’s iPad gains ground. I guess if owning a device that is good for only one thing appeals to you then go [...]

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Will Apple’s iPad conquer the netbook market?

by Sheila Wallace on Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 3:22 pm · 2 comments

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What do you think about this? Goldman Sachs seems to believe the iPad is all that: Apple’s iPad Is Going To Destroy The Netbook Market, Says Goldman (Sorry, Microsoft). Actually they present some pretty valid reasons for their certainty on the iPad’s ability to dominate the market. It’s all based on these five Cs: Consumption, [...]

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Fed up with the eReader industry

by Sheila Wallace on Monday, January 25, 2010, 6:00 am · 1 comment

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I don’t own an eReader, I’ve never used an eReader, and I won’t be buying an eReader any time in the foreseeable future. Don’t get me wrong – I really thought I wanted one of these handy little portable devices – but I’m completely fed up with that whole industry. Why? Well, where do I [...]

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