Friday, May 22, 2009 12:00 AM
In this anemic economy, selling tens of millions of any new product is a rare bright spot. But that’s exactly what’s happened in the case of netbooks, those small, light and relatively inexpensive notebook computers. Intel benefits greatly from this market, as its Atom line of CPUs powers roughly 90 percent of the devices in this class. The old “Intel Inside” tagline now includes netbooks along with desktops and laptops. Don’t be surprised when it applies to smartphones as well.
Kevin C. Tofel