It seems that whenever I read any "research" from Forrester they're more often than not shilling for Microsoft.The most successful netbooks will be those bundled with synchronisation services like Microsoft's Live Mesh, said the report.
Some other gems from the report...
This is beautiful. not only do they suggest that netbooks are really only good enough for kids, but they also promote the idea that vendors should engage in bundling to make it more difficult to buy the netbook without the costlier overpowered notebook they don't need.Vendors should also consider selling netbooks to kids bundled with full-size laptops for their parents, complete with management software that lets mom and dad monitor Internet usage.
More pearls...
Of course. Because when I'm not connected to the net my damn netbook is incapable of running any programs. I can't even get calculator to run fast enough.The marketing problem seems borne out in the report's statistic that almost a quarter of US consumers think of netbooks as replacements for a more expensive laptop. These consumers might not realize that screens and keyboards are much smaller and that netbooks' weak processors limit them to web-based pursuits such as email, Google Docs and Flickr.
And everyone knows that the vast majority of ordinary people who would buy a notebook need that dual core processor to do that video editing and encoding. Right? Isn't it something like 99% of all notebook users need to run Adobe Premiere? 