netbooks’ time has come

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The time is appropriate for your netbook. According to analysts at ABI Study, a confluence of social and technological elements has produced a kind of “perfect storm” which will lead to a marketplace explosion for netbooks above the following handful of many years. The firm forecasts worldwide shipments of virtually 35 million this 12 months, increasing to an approximated 139 million in 2013.
 
Practice director Kevin Burden describes this evolution: "PDA’s began our reliance on instant accessible data while traveling. When PDA functionality converged with cellular voice, smartphones became the new darling of mobile professional technological innovation that many expected to evolve into the hub for all data and communication needs for travelling professionals. Today, with a better understanding for what a smartphone is, is not, and may never be, along with a reality check on the usefulness of UMPCs Office Pro Plus, the marketplace remains open for new device types."
 
Smartphones did a lot to raise our comfort level with mobile technology as well our expectations for how connected we could be and how accessible information and data should be while on the road. Enter the netbook with its light-weight, medium-sized form factor and low-cost processors leading to moderate overall price points may finally have “right-sized” mobile engineering for productive travels.
 
While the advent of low-cost, power stingy x86 and ARM processors were the technical keys to netbooks, Burden argues that industry and consumer expectations also needed to evolve before netbooks would meet industry acceptance. "In recent a long time, the industry still expected the smartphones to be more than they turned out to be, and most recently, MIDs were thought to be the next big mobile devices segment, but an unclear usage model continues to confuse the market place. So today, netbooks’ time has come, and ABI study expects them to enjoy very strong market growth."
 
ABI Research’s “Mobile Devices Annual Market place Overview” delivers an integrated view of the mobile devices marketplace and examines the unique marketplace aspects of individual device form aspects, including mobile handsets Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate, ultra mobile devices Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, broadband-enabled consumer electronics and cellular modems. It includes detailed shipment and revenue forecasts Windows 7 Home Premium Key, and is a component of the firm’s Mobile Devices Analysis Service.
 
ABI Study provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of emerging trends in global connectivity. From offices in North America, Europe and Asia, ABI Research’s throughout the world team of experts advise thousands of decision makers through research and advisory services in seven key apply areas. Est. 1990. For more information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500.