It is very bizarre that netbooks, of all things, are something that people react to in such an idealistic (not sure if that it the right word) way.
There are some interesting debates like cloud vs local power or reinventing (touch screen) vs tweaking (small keyboard) embedded but you can talk about these separately if they are really what you are getting at. Netbooks are just another range of options in the computer family alongside normal laptops, desktops, desktop replacements, workstations, etc.).
Why would anybody possibly object to that? I mean there are plenty of reasons for plenty of people not to by one (I don't have one) or not to personally like them (eg can't adjust to the keyboard).
Why do people object to (or defend) their existence?
There are some interesting debates like cloud vs local power or reinventing (touch screen) vs tweaking (small keyboard) embedded but you can talk about these separately if they are really what you are getting at. Netbooks are just another range of options in the computer family alongside normal laptops, desktops, desktop replacements, workstations, etc.).
Why would anybody possibly object to that? I mean there are plenty of reasons for plenty of people not to by one (I don't have one) or not to personally like them (eg can't adjust to the keyboard).
Why do people object to (or defend) their existence?