Why is Dell shrinking its netbooks?

August 10, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

Dell MiniThe Inspiron Mini 12 is discontinued, one of few Atom-powered netbooks with a 12 inch display. The smaller Mini 9 – which was phased out some months ago – is coming back. The reasons behind Dells netbook downsizing are quite unclear.

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Intel: We don’t bet on Windows 7

June 8, 2009 by Bernd Kling  

intel-atom-and-chipset-225Intel chief financial officer (CFO) Stacy Smith doesn’t count on Windows 7 to start the PC replacement cycle. He gave some unexpected insights in his interview with a German finance weekly.

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