Apparently the demand for netbooks is down because in November, fewer units were sold compared to October. Is that reason enough to panic and say that indeed netbooks are a fad? Nope. It means nothing. All computer sales and as a matter of fact anything that’s selling today is facing lower demand. We are in a recession, remember? In a recession, demand generally drops.
Now if laptop and desktop sales were going through the roof and the netbook curve was south bound then I would jump of the Netbook Era ship.
So, no reason to panic, netbook sales are down but not out. I would even bet that in the whole computer sector, netbooks are actually the best selling category!
Source: Intel Estimates Coming Down As Notebook Demand Sags
