The rise of the netbook
Posted by: ashleytan on: May 2, 2009
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How can education ignore netbooks? From this Yahoo! Tech article:
Microsoft recognizes that it cannot afford to ignore the netbook niche, which is the only global PC market segment recording significant growth. According to iSuppli, global shipments rose by a staggering 2,424 percent in 2008 and are poised to grow an additional 68.5 percent this year.
It is an opportunity for netbook vendors to offer great deals to schools and for schools to enable 1:1 computing among students. I have met a few vendors and netbook representatives to try to convince them or to set up subsequent meetings for further discussion respectively. I have not heard from them for months.
And schools are still setting up white elephant computer labs or doing technology refreshes of said labs. That model of teaching is increasingly irrelevant given the mobile technologies we have now!
2 Responses to "The rise of the netbook"
[...] Original post by ashleytan [...]
May 3, 2009 at 2:07 pm
At my new school we are seriously considering implementing the use of netbooks over desktops or even conventional laptops. Like you, I see the portability and cost of these of a more than suitable school option. Suppliers who tap into this market in this economic climate are bound to do well.