Rise of the netbook

The evolution of mini-laptops

Expect lots of innovation in the netbook market over the next year, with some hits and some misses. Google's Android operating system is coming to netbooks, but will face stiff competition from Windows and other versions of Linux. Speculation is rampant that Apple will build its own netbook. In general expect longer battery lives, more durable designs and growing differentiation between netbooks and traditional notebook PCs.

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