HardwareIntel Purchases Netbook.com for Atom-based Netbooks.
Intel has bought netbook.com and rumour has it the company plans on turning it into a portal for Atom-based netbooks. Currently, visiting netbook.com redirects users to the Intelň€™s page about the companyň€™s Atom processor.
The amount of netbooks on the market today is getting a little ridiculous. Given that the near ubiquitous Atom processor appears in pretty much all of their product specs, such a problem is confusing for the consumer.
Those who are not well versed in the trends of the consumer electronics industry likely wouldnň€™t know their arse from their elbow. So for someone who canň€™t tell the difference between an Eee PC and a Sylviana G (who seem to be moving away from the lucrative lightbulb business to make netbooks), the fact that they all have similar attributes is a nightmare.
While so many are criticizing ň€śme tooň€ť products coming from every other company in the business, Intel is busy powering all of them. The customerň€™s nightmare of which netbook to buy is contrasted by the money itň€™s making for Intel. For the company dishing out processes, itň€™s a case of the more the merrier. The idea that Intel may be considering constructing a consumer-friendly website for Atom powered netbooks is not only useful for the consumer, but a good strategy for Intel. The more people who know what a netbooks is, the more people that will want to buy one. The more netbooks, the more processors.