Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Rumored Apple Netbook Actually an E-book?
Reports that Apple is developing a new touchscreen device are picking up traction and credibility. In the past few days, claims made in a Chinese-language financial newspaper have been reinforced first by Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal and now by Reuters as well. Consensus seems to be that Apple has ordered 10-inch touchscreens from Wintek and that those screens are destined for an entirely new device. Netbook is the word most often bandied about for it. But might it be an e-book reader?
Despite its feature differentiations and, er, “distinctive” color palette, Microsoft’s Zune has yet to prove itself the iPod killer it was once touted as. Since its launch in November of 2006, the Zune has sold 2 million units. In comparison, Apple in its last quarter sold 10.6 million iPods–quintuple Microsoft’s cumulative sales to date.
