Back in February, before Nvidia ION chipsets, and Windows 7 AMD came out and told everyone that netbooks were dead.  It boiled down to increasing prices and more opportunity to make smaller, cheaper notebooks instead of continuing to put time, energy, and declining profits into netbooks.

A great example is the DM3 (from AMD) which boasts the form factor of a netbook, but the performance and pricetag of a small notebook.  It’s more than just a matter of semantics.  Netbooks helped to energize sales, but it’s usefulness may have ended.

1. The Photographers Netbook

2. Netbook Sales Soar, Notebook Sales Envious

3. As Netbook Prices Increase Will Demand Disappear?

4. Dell Claims Netbook Record

5. Global Netbook Sales To Reach 54 Million By 2015