Netbook growth in the U.S. is being hampered by the availability of the iPad. This was the main findings of the recent Retrevo Pulse study. The good news is – it's not all endings for the netbooks that we all love since, Intel believes that netbooks will still be a popular electronics commodity in countries like Mexico and India. For netbooks to do well still in the U.S., manufacturers must find ways to continually make these netbooks cheaper and faster to make them attractive to consumers who are looking for alternatives to laptops and other mobile Internet devices. Around 20% of those who responded to the Retrevo study said that price is one of the major factors they considered when they bought a netbook.
Here are the three major findings of the Retrevo Study:
via Retrevo
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