I read a couple of articles after listening to said podcast. Netbooks it seems are not falling in sales, but the half dozen articles from different sources did seem to list a high return rate...of the linux based laptops.
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Jeff Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1) Buyers of net books are so unhappy with their purchases that return > > rates are running over 1/3. > > > > NOTE: I'm just repeating what I heard on the podcast. > > Again, this is the error of the monolithic mindset by Apple adherents. > > "Return rates are running over 1/3" of which brands and for what reasons? > Is this better or worse than larger laptops and are some brands worse than > others? Making a similar claim that "subcompact cars have a return rate of > over 1/3" is equally sloppy. > > Sound bites like this are useless, except to paint badly with a broad > brush. > Details matter. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
