[jseliger]

I think the bigger issue, which I don't see raised in the article (apologies if I missed it) is that PCs are cheap. That's a lot of what I wrote about in http://jseliger.com/2011/10/09/desktop-pcs-arent-going-anywh... . In addition, if you're someone who mostly uses a computer for reading e-mail, looking at FB, and watching YouTube videos, practically any computer made in the last five to maybe ten years will be just fine for what you're doing. So why would you buy a new one?

[bergie]

Besides, tablets which are pretty much in the same range as Netbooks are nicer for all of these activities, and with better battery life. Though writing emails isn't as comfortable.