Comments on: Only 13 Percent of SMBs Plan to Buy Netbooks http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/ What's Next In the IT Channel Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:07:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-105332 The VAR Guy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:08:02 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4585#comment-105332 Moe: Where have you been all of The VAR Guy's life? Two great comments in a matter of minutes. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. The VAR Guy agrees: Netbooks are a service provider's dream. And they should also help to propel cloud computing forward. Moe: Where have you been all of The VAR Guy’s life? Two great comments in a matter of minutes. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. The VAR Guy agrees: Netbooks are a service provider’s dream. And they should also help to propel cloud computing forward.

]]> By: MoeWestcon http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-105330 MoeWestcon Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:05:49 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4585#comment-105330 Hey I am old enough to remember when cell phones were few and far between in business. Now that the phone companies are selling netbooks with built in cellular connectivity it becomes the "NEXT" cellphone for business users, especially those (like myself) with fat fingers or suffer from BlackBerry Thumb Syndrome" and need reading glasses that find Blackberrys hard to use. In this case it will be the users and service providers that will drive the adoption, not companies. And lest we forget about Cloud Computing, who needs a full blown laptop, back to the days of the dumb terminal. All I have to say to those companies that are attached to laptops is grow up and look at the cost benefits of moving to cloud based services and netbooks as business enablers. Hey I am old enough to remember when cell phones were few and far between in business. Now that the phone companies are selling netbooks with built in cellular connectivity it becomes the “NEXT” cellphone for business users, especially those (like myself) with fat fingers or suffer from BlackBerry Thumb Syndrome” and need reading glasses that find Blackberrys hard to use.

In this case it will be the users and service providers that will drive the adoption, not companies. And lest we forget about Cloud Computing, who needs a full blown laptop, back to the days of the dumb terminal. All I have to say to those companies that are attached to laptops is grow up and look at the cost benefits of moving to cloud based services and netbooks as business enablers.

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-105327 The VAR Guy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:47:43 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4585#comment-105327 SJ: The VAR Guy welcomes constructive criticism. Please keep him posted as you spot Netbook trends during your global travels... SJ: The VAR Guy welcomes constructive criticism. Please keep him posted as you spot Netbook trends during your global travels…

]]> By: SJ http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-105325 SJ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:09:51 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4585#comment-105325 I disagree. I sell hundreds of Netbooks every month, and all over the globe. You should research a little bit more. Even Mexico, has a demand for purchasing about $20 million worth of Netbooks, within the next 2 months! I travel to almost 70 countries a year, and the demand is very strong globally. I disagree. I sell hundreds of Netbooks every month, and all over the globe. You should research a little bit more. Even Mexico, has a demand for purchasing about $20 million worth of Netbooks, within the next 2 months! I travel to almost 70 countries a year, and the demand is very strong globally.

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-104665 The VAR Guy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:44:49 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4585#comment-104665 Alan: Great summary. The one "advantage" The VAR Guy would add is "simplicity." Many netbooks -- at least the well-designed ones -- are so darn easy to use. Alan: Great summary. The one “advantage” The VAR Guy would add is “simplicity.” Many netbooks — at least the well-designed ones — are so darn easy to use.

]]> By: Alan http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-104664 Alan Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:40:53 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4585#comment-104664 Makes sense to me. A netbook has two advantages: price and portability. For those two advantages, you pay with a host of disadvantages: smaller hard driver, weaker processor, not having Microsoft's latest flagship OS (ok, I don't see that as a disadvantage, but we're not talking about me), awkward keyboard, smaller screen, no optical drive, etc. etc. Any one of those disadvantages could be a deal-killer for the SMB. Price is only a motivator if the equipment gets the job done. Portability is meaningless if employees don't leave the company campus. Makes sense to me. A netbook has two advantages: price and portability. For those two advantages, you pay with a host of disadvantages: smaller hard driver, weaker processor, not having Microsoft’s latest flagship OS (ok, I don’t see that as a disadvantage, but we’re not talking about me), awkward keyboard, smaller screen, no optical drive, etc. etc.

Any one of those disadvantages could be a deal-killer for the SMB. Price is only a motivator if the equipment gets the job done. Portability is meaningless if employees don’t leave the company campus.

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-104660 The VAR Guy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:55:09 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4585#comment-104660 Karlp: The number seems super-low to The VAR Guy as well. But our resident blogger has a warped sense of the world. He spends too much time hanging out at IT trade shows ... where netbooks increasingly are the norm among attendees, reporters and bloggers. Karlp: The number seems super-low to The VAR Guy as well. But our resident blogger has a warped sense of the world. He spends too much time hanging out at IT trade shows … where netbooks increasingly are the norm among attendees, reporters and bloggers.

]]> By: Karlp http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/08/31/only-13-percent-of-smbs-plan-to-buy-netbooks/comment-page-1/#comment-104658 Karlp Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:47:04 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=4585#comment-104658 Seems super low. When I travel, I think 5% already have them. Of course it's 5% of traveler, not 5% of the total population. Seems super low. When I travel, I think 5% already have them. Of course it’s 5% of traveler, not 5% of the total population.

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