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Me too

Economister 9th Sep 2010

@DonnieBoy

Not sure about the sweet spot, as that is a highly individual thing, but I would love to have a light, big screen, ultra-portable, all day battery "whatever-you-call-it" kind of device. I think the obsession with names and categories is somewhat silly and pointless.

There will always be a demand for ultra-portable devices. Some people will prefer them a bit bigger and some will prefer them a bit smaller. Some will prefer a good physical keyboard and some will be satisfied with a virtual one. Some will prefer iOS and some will prefer Android (or WP7 or WebOS?).

Since the netbooks came out we have gone through a couple of "me too" cycles where people jump on the "new technology" bandwagons, but ultimately the market will settle down and people will buy devices that best suit their needs.