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Analysts see bright future for netbooks

Not yet replacing laptops, but a major force to be reckoned with

V3.co.uk , 16 Jul 2009

The popularity of netbooks continues unabated, but the devices are still seen as complementary to PCs and are not yet eating heavily into laptop sales, according to new research from Forrester.

The analyst firm's Netbooks Remain Adjunct PCs ... For Now report highlights how the netbook is one of the first PC-type devices to be driven initially by consumers, and how they have evolved substantially in the 18 months since their inception.

However, the report indicates that, while netbooks are currently an adjunct to existing PCs, they may well begin replacing them in certain environments in the future.

"Forrester believes that the device that falls between mobile phones and full laptops is here to stay, although the term 'netbook' may disappear," said Forrester analyst and report author Paul Jackson.

"Netbooks' value proposition and associated business model look likely to change just ...

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