tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post977721352292093577..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: Acer netbook aims for $150 (euro)JGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-89882666522330662002009-02-23T14:32:00.000-06:002009-02-23T14:32:00.000-06:00Great comment Richard. I especially liked the '...Great comment Richard. I especially liked the 'Commodore' and 'Rio Diamond' examples. Only geeks of a certain age would remember those -- even the Rio Diamond is largely forgotten.<BR/><BR/>I think Apple could steal a lot of netbook share at the iTouch pricepoint. The problem is the hit on their Macbook sales. <BR/><BR/>Of course if they were ever to fix MobileMe and tie that to aJGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-4552996616261479102009-02-23T10:55:00.000-06:002009-02-23T10:55:00.000-06:00I believe Apple's silence is deliberate. It's hard...I believe Apple's silence is deliberate. It's hard to talk and listen at the same time and there's much to learn by listening to the market right now. <BR/><BR/>They're no doubt happy to have Asus, Acer, Dell and MSI polish the production chain, while in the meantime the nasty issue of cell-based internet access cost gets 'worked out'. It's not yet a razor and blade (or cell phone and minutes) Richard Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905853455410472592noreply@blogger.com