So, who's still buying Netbooks?

The CNN article, So, who's still buying Netbooks? makes many good points about the recent downfall of netbooks. Netbooks are offered as a middle option to a smartphone or a notebook. One possible reason for the loss of netbook sales could be attributed to the recent release of the ipad. The ipad sells for a similar price as the netbook and offers comparable features. Therefore, consumers have more options. Also, tablets can offer buyers more features than netbooks. Tablets are taking over a large portion of the netbook's market.

I agree with this article that tablets and ipads can offer more than netbooks. They also have a more edgy design than a netbook. Netbooks were a huge deal when they were first introduced and were probably just a fad. I can see their emergence in the market fading in the coming years.