Interesting: Intel sees no first-time PC buyers for netbooks

Reuters: Intel Corp said on Wednesday it no longer expects netbooks to appeal to first-time computer buyers, but sees continued sales of the ultra-portable laptops as a secondary machine or a durable option for kids.

"I don't think first-time buyers are going to buy netbooks," Sean Maloney, Intel's general manager of sales and marketing, said at a media event organized by the company. "The first time you buy something you want the real deal. It's consistent not just in China, but all around the world."

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