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The Apple Netbook / Mac Tablet $699
Talk in the rumor mill keeps flying to the topic of Apple needing to release a Netbook to survive this economic downturn. There have also been ongoing rumors that Apple will release a Mac Tablet - essentially a large version of the iPod Touch or iPhone. These rumors could become reality if Apple decides to combine the two.
Apple has realized that almost 40% of its income now comes from the iPhone! If it can create a Mac Tablet that is always Internet-connected, like the iPhone 3G, it would be a “netbook.” In addition, Apple would be able to charge an extremely, low, upfront-price by having telecommunication carriers subsidize its Mac Tablet. In these times, people are looking to cut costs, so a low-cost Mac with a built-in Internet connection would be an attractive item. I suspect, Steve Jobs has this ace up his sleeve. Success from the iPhone should make its way into the Mac line. What do you think?
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November 1st, 2008 at 11:19 am
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February 21st, 2009 at 4:40 am
I’m starting to think that Apple may announce a “netbook” or similar device June 2009. Something that’s about double the size of an iPhone. Perfect for me. It probably will be a sub $700 device. Perhaps this will be along-side the iPhone 3. We’ll see…no one really can accurately predict what Apple will do.
January 26th, 2010 at 11:20 pm
[…] world several times: personal computing, the iPod, the iPhone, and hopefully, tomorrow — the iTablet (or something along those lines). However, we must realize that all these hardware devices have […]