<s>
A	O
netbook	B-Application
is	O
a	O
small	O
and	O
inexpensive	O
laptop	B-Device
designed	O
primarily	O
as	O
a	O
means	B-Device
of	I-Device
accessing	I-Device
the	I-Device
Internet	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netbooks	B-Device
were	O
sold	O
from	O
2007	O
until	O
around	O
2013	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
widespread	O
advent	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
eclipsed	O
their	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netbooks	B-Device
generally	O
had	O
lower-end	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
than	O
consumer	O
laptops	B-Device
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
being	O
primarily	O
intended	O
as	O
clients	B-Operating_System
for	O
Internet	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
netbook	B-Application
has	O
fallen	O
out	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
these	O
machines	O
evolved	O
into	O
other	O
products	O
including	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
often	O
running	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
such	O
as	O
iOS	B-Application
or	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
their	O
inception	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
smaller-than-typical	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
optimized	O
for	O
low	O
weight	O
and	O
low	O
cost	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
began	O
appearing	O
without	O
certain	O
then-standard	O
laptop	B-Device
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
optical	O
drive	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
less	O
computing	O
power	O
than	O
in	O
full-sized	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
netbooks	B-Device
ranged	O
in	O
size	O
from	O
below	O
5	O
"	O
screen	O
diagonal	O
to	O
12	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
significantly	O
less	O
expensive	O
than	O
other	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
by	O
mid-2009	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
were	O
often	O
offered	O
by	O
some	O
wireless	O
data	O
carriers	O
"	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
extended	O
service-contract	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
their	O
appearance	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
grew	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
converged	O
with	O
smaller	O
laptops	B-Device
and	O
subnotebooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
when	O
comparing	O
two	O
Dell	O
models	O
,	O
one	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
netbook	B-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
as	O
a	O
conventional	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
CNET	O
called	O
netbooks	B-Device
"	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
smaller	O
,	O
cheaper	O
notebooks	B-Device
"	O
,	O
noting	O
:	O
"	O
the	O
specs	O
are	O
so	O
similar	O
that	O
the	O
average	O
shopper	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
confused	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
one	O
is	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
conclusion	O
is	O
that	O
there	O
really	O
is	O
no	O
distinction	O
between	O
the	O
devices	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
their	O
peak	O
,	O
the	O
easy	O
portability	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
and	O
expanding	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
gave	O
them	O
a	O
significant	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
protect	O
sales	O
of	O
their	O
more	O
lucrative	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
manufacturers	O
soon	O
imposed	O
constraints	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
their	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
the	O
unintended	O
effect	O
of	O
pushing	O
netbooks	B-Device
into	O
a	O
market	O
niche	O
where	O
they	O
had	O
few	O
distinctive	O
advantages	O
over	O
traditional	O
laptops	B-Device
or	O
the	O
newly	O
emerging	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
increasing	O
popularity	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
particularly	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
)	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
a	O
different	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
improved	O
computing	O
capabilities	O
and	O
lower	O
production	O
cost	O
,	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
declining	O
sales	O
of	O
budget	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
ultra-light	O
laptops	B-Device
with	O
the	O
dimensions	O
and	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
of	O
high-end	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
,	O
allowed	O
fewer	O
sacrifices	O
for	O
a	O
lightweight	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
at	O
a	O
considerably	O
higher	O
price	O
,	O
eating	O
into	O
sales	O
of	O
high-end	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
Intel	O
promoted	O
the	O
"	O
Ultrabook	B-Device
"	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
high-mobility	O
standard	O
for	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
which	O
some	O
analysts	O
predicted	O
would	O
succeed	O
in	O
markets	O
where	O
netbooks	B-Device
had	O
failed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Against	O
these	O
two	O
new	O
rapidly	O
expanding	O
product	O
categories	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
less	O
portable	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
than	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
less	O
performant	O
than	O
ultrabooks	B-Device
,	O
rapidly	O
lost	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
with	O
price	O
as	O
their	O
only	O
obvious	O
strong	O
suit	O
by	O
roughly	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
few	O
new	O
laptops	B-Device
were	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
netbooks	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
term	O
disappeared	O
from	O
common	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
cheap	O
laptop	B-Device
made	O
primarily	O
for	O
accessing	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
highly	O
successful	O
Chromebook	B-Operating_System
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2014	O
,	O
most	O
laptops	B-Device
that	O
fit	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
"	O
netbook	B-Application
"	O
were	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
included	O
certain	O
of	O
the	O
HP	B-Operating_System
Essential	I-Operating_System
laptops	I-Operating_System
and	O
various	O
palmtop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
for	O
specialized	O
purposes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
GPD	B-Device
Win	I-Device
series	O
of	O
palmtops	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
included	O
controls	O
for	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
portable	O
video	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
these	O
laptops	B-Device
and	O
devices	O
are	O
often	O
considered	O
successors	O
to	O
,	O
descendants	O
of	O
,	O
or	O
continuations	O
of	O
the	O
netbook	B-Application
product	O
class	O
,	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
netbook	B-Application
"	O
became	O
a	O
historical	O
term	O
,	O
usually	O
referring	O
to	O
those	O
laptops	B-Device
that	O
were	O
originally	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
netbooks	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Psion	B-Application
had	O
unrelated	O
netBook	B-Application
line	O
of	O
machines	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
broad	O
marketing	O
term	O
"	O
netbook	B-Application
"	O
,	O
began	O
in	O
2007	O
when	O
Asus	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Asus	B-Device
Eee	I-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
designed	O
for	O
emerging	O
markets	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
weighed	O
about	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
keyboard	O
approximately	O
85%	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
normal	O
keyboard	O
,	O
a	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
a	O
custom	O
version	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
with	O
a	O
simplified	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
geared	O
towards	O
consumer	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Eee	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
Everex	O
launched	O
its	O
Linux-based	O
CloudBook	B-Device
;	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
models	O
were	O
also	O
introduced	O
and	O
MSI	O
released	O
the	O
Windothers	O
soon	O
followed	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OLPC	O
project	O
followed	O
the	O
same	O
market	O
goals	O
laid	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
eMate	B-Device
300	I-Device
eight	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
for	O
its	O
innovation	O
in	O
producing	O
a	O
durable	O
,	O
cost	O
-	O
and	O
power-efficient	O
netbook	B-Application
for	O
developing	O
countries	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
factors	O
that	O
led	O
more	O
top	O
computer	O
hardware	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
begin	O
creating	O
low-cost	O
netbooks	B-Device
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
first	O
Asus	B-Device
Eee	I-Device
PC	I-Device
sold	O
over	O
300,000	O
units	O
in	O
four	O
months	O
,	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Dell	O
and	O
Acer	O
took	O
note	O
and	O
began	O
producing	O
their	O
own	O
inexpensive	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
the	O
OLPC	B-Application
XO-1	I-Application
targets	O
a	O
different	O
audience	O
than	O
do	O
the	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
 '	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
it	O
appears	O
that	O
OLPC	O
is	O
now	O
facing	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
countries	O
now	O
have	O
a	O
large	O
choice	O
of	O
vendors	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
choose	O
which	O
low-cost	O
netbook	B-Application
they	O
prefer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
2008	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
began	O
to	O
take	O
market	O
share	O
away	O
from	O
notebooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
more	O
successful	O
than	O
earlier	O
"	O
mini	B-Device
notebooks	I-Device
,	O
"	O
most	O
likely	O
because	O
of	O
lower	O
cost	O
and	O
greater	O
compatibility	O
with	O
mainstream	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
peaked	O
at	O
about	O
20%	O
of	O
the	O
portable	O
computer	O
market	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
started	O
to	O
slightly	O
lose	O
market	O
share	O
(	O
within	O
the	O
category	O
)	O
in	O
early	O
2010	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
appearance	O
and	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
commentator	O
Ross	O
Rubin	O
argued	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
Engadget	B-Application
that	O
"	O
Netbooks	B-Device
never	O
got	O
any	O
respect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
rebuked	O
the	O
netbook	B-Application
at	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
introduction	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
owes	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
debt	O
to	O
the	O
little	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
netbook	B-Application
demonstrated	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
,	O
portable	O
second	O
computing	O
device	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
screen	O
size	O
of	O
about	O
10	O
inches	O
,	O
intended	O
primarily	O
for	O
media	O
consumption	O
and	O
light	O
productivity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
some	O
manufacturers	O
directly	O
blamed	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
some	O
analysts	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
larger	O
,	O
fully	O
fledged	O
laptops	B-Device
had	O
entered	O
the	O
price	O
range	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
at	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
11.6-inch	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
,	O
compared	O
favorably	O
to	O
many	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
terms	O
of	O
processing	O
power	O
but	O
also	O
ergonomics	O
,	O
at	O
2.3	O
pounds	O
being	O
lighter	O
than	O
some	O
10-inch	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
owing	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
flash	O
storage	O
chips	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
logic	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
superlative	O
netbook	B-Application
(	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
as	O
what	O
a	O
netbook	B-Application
should	O
be	O
)	O
by	O
several	O
technology	O
commentators	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
Apple	O
has	O
never	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
sometimes	O
describing	O
it	O
—	O
in	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
—	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
third	O
kind	O
of	O
notebook.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entry	O
level	O
model	O
had	O
a	O
MSRP	O
of	O
$999	O
,	O
costing	O
significantly	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
netbook	B-Application
,	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
times	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
tablet	B-Device
sales	O
overtook	O
netbooks	B-Device
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2012	O
netbook	B-Application
sales	O
fell	O
by	O
25	O
percent	O
,	O
year-on-year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Dell	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
exiting	O
the	O
netbook	B-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
August	O
2012	O
article	O
by	O
John	O
C	O
.	O
Dvorak	O
in	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
netbook	B-Application
"	O
is	O
"	O
nearly	O
gone	O
from	O
the	O
lexicon	O
already	O
"	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
superseded	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
place	O
largely	O
by	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
(	O
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
inspired	O
)	O
Ultrabook	B-Device
—	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
netbook	B-Application
on	O
steroids	O
"	O
—	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
lesser	O
extent	O
by	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
Asus	O
,	O
Acer	O
and	O
MSI	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
stop	O
manufacturing	O
10-inch	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simultaneously	O
Asus	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
stop	O
developing	O
all	O
Eee	B-Device
PC	I-Device
products	O
,	O
instead	O
focusing	O
on	O
their	O
mixed	O
tablet-netbook	O
Transformer	B-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
major	O
manufacturers	O
produced	O
the	O
new	O
laptops	B-Device
for	O
the	O
same	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
that	O
netbooks	B-Device
serviced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
variation	O
on	O
the	O
network	B-Device
computer	I-Device
concept	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
netbook	B-Application
,	O
require	O
internet	O
connections	O
for	O
full	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
became	O
top	O
selling	O
laptops	B-Device
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
threat	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
based	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
prompted	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
revive	O
and	O
revamp	O
netbooks	B-Device
with	O
Windows	O
8.1	O
with	O
Bing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
re-entered	O
the	O
non-Chromebook	O
netbook	B-Application
market	O
with	O
the	O
Stream	O
11	O
in	O
2014	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
New	O
South	O
Wales	O
Department	O
of	O
Education	O
and	O
Training	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Lenovo	O
,	O
provided	O
Year	O
9	O
(	O
high	O
school	O
)	O
students	O
in	O
government	O
high	O
schools	O
with	O
Lenovo	O
S10e	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
Mini	O
10	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
Edge	O
11	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
2011	O
and	O
a	O
modified	O
Lenovo	O
X130e	O
netbook	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
each	O
preloaded	O
with	O
software	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
and	O
Adobe	O
Systems	O
 '	O
Creative	O
Suite	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
netbooks	B-Device
ran	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
netbooks	B-Device
were	O
secured	O
with	O
Computrace	O
Lojack	O
for	O
laptops	B-Device
that	O
the	O
police	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
device	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
lost	O
or	O
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NSW	O
DET	O
retains	O
ownership	O
of	O
these	O
netbooks	B-Device
until	O
the	O
student	O
graduates	O
from	O
Year	O
12	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
student	O
can	O
keep	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Government	O
of	O
Trinidad	O
and	O
TobagoPrime	O
Minister	O
Kamla	O
Persad	O
Bisseseris	O
also	O
providing	O
HP	O
laptops	B-Device
to	O
form	O
1	O
Students	O
(	O
11-year-olds	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
police	O
trackable	O
software	O
as	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greece	O
provided	O
all	O
13-year-old	O
students	O
(	O
middle	O
school	O
,	O
or	O
gymnasium	O
,	O
freshmen	O
)	O
and	O
their	O
teachers	O
with	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
2009	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Digital	O
Classroom	O
Initiative	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Students	O
were	O
given	O
one	O
unique	O
coupon	O
each	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
they	O
redeemed	O
the	O
netbook	B-Application
of	O
their	O
choice	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
€450	O
price	O
ceiling	O
,	O
in	O
participating	O
shops	O
throughout	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
netbooks	B-Device
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
localized	O
versions	O
of	O
either	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
(	O
or	O
higher	O
)	O
or	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
)	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	O
networking	O
functionality	O
,	O
antivirus	O
protection	O
,	O
preactivated	O
parental	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
educational	O
software	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Psion	B-Application
started	O
applying	O
for	O
trademarks	O
for	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
netBook	B-Application
products	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
International	O
trademarks	O
were	O
issued	O
(	O
including	O
and	O
)	O
but	O
the	O
models	O
failed	O
to	O
gain	O
popularity	O
and	O
are	O
now	O
discontinued	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
providing	O
accessories	O
,	O
maintenance	O
and	O
support	O
to	O
existing	O
users	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
expert	O
analysis	O
that	O
the	O
mark	O
is	O
"	O
probably	O
generic	O
"	O
,	O
Psion	B-Application
Teklogix	I-Application
issued	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
letters	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Save	O
the	O
Netbooks	B-Device
"	O
grassroots	O
campaign	O
which	O
worked	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
AdWords	B-Application
ban	O
,	O
cancel	O
the	O
trademark	O
and	O
encourage	O
continued	O
generic	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
revealed	O
Psion	B-Application
's	O
counter-suit	O
against	O
Intel	O
,	O
filed	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
Intel	O
had	O
also	O
sued	O
Psion	B-Application
Teklogix	I-Application
(	O
US	O
&	O
Canada	O
)	O
and	O
Psion	B-Application
(	O
UK	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Federal	O
Court	O
on	O
similar	O
grounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
seeking	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
trademark	O
,	O
Intel	O
sought	O
an	O
order	O
enjoining	O
Psion	B-Application
from	O
asserting	O
any	O
trademark	O
rights	O
in	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
netbook	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
declarative	O
judgment	O
regarding	O
their	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
,	O
attorneys	O
 '	O
fees	O
,	O
costs	O
and	O
disbursements	O
and	O
"	O
such	O
other	O
and	O
further	O
relief	O
as	O
the	O
Court	O
deems	O
just	O
and	O
proper	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Psion	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
suit	O
had	O
been	O
settled	O
out	O
of	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psion	B-Application
's	O
statement	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
withdrawing	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
trademark	O
registrations	O
for	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Netbook	B-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
Psion	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
"	O
waive	O
all	O
its	O
rights	O
against	O
third	O
parties	O
in	O
respect	O
of	O
past	O
,	O
current	O
or	O
future	O
use	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netbooks	B-Device
typically	O
have	O
less	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
than	O
larger	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
an	O
optical	O
disc	O
drive	O
that	O
contemporaneous	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
often	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netbooks	B-Device
were	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
machines	O
to	O
substitute	O
solid-state	B-Device
storage	I-Device
devices	I-Device
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
commonly	O
found	O
on	O
laptop	B-Device
and	O
desktop	B-Application
computers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
solid-state	B-Device
drives	I-Device
being	O
smaller	O
,	O
more	O
power	O
efficient	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
shock	O
resistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
modern	O
solid-state	B-Device
drives	I-Device
,	O
these	O
early	O
models	O
often	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
better	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
netbooks	B-Device
supported	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
some	O
supported	O
Mobile	O
broadband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
also	O
include	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
and/or	O
modems	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
netbooks	B-Device
used	O
low-end	O
,	O
x86	O
processors	O
focused	O
on	O
low	O
power	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
early	O
netbooks	B-Device
typically	O
used	O
processors	O
from	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
line	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
used	O
competing	O
processors	O
from	O
AMD	O
,	O
including	O
netbook	B-Application
APUs	O
,	O
or	O
VIA	O
Technologies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
C7	B-Device
and	O
Nano	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
very	O
low-cost	O
netbooks	B-Device
use	O
a	O
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
Vortex86	B-Device
processor	O
designed	O
for	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
netbooks	B-Device
used	O
non-x86	O
processors	O
based	O
on	O
ARM	B-Architecture
or	O
MIPS	B-Device
architectures	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
impending	O
end	O
of	O
retail	O
availability	O
for	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
that	O
June	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
license	O
low-cost	O
copies	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Home	O
Edition	O
to	O
OEMs	O
through	O
October	O
2010	O
(	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
)	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
defined	O
as	O
"	O
ultra	O
low-cost	O
personal	O
computers	O
"	O
—	O
a	O
definition	O
carrying	O
restrictions	O
on	O
screen	O
size	O
and	O
processing	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
served	O
primarily	O
to	O
counter	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
low-cost	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	O
on	O
netbooks	B-Device
and	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
market	O
segment	O
for	O
Windows	O
devices	O
,	O
whilst	O
ensuring	O
that	O
the	O
devices	O
did	O
not	O
cannibalize	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
higher-end	O
PCs	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
over	O
90%	O
(	O
96%	O
claimed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2009	O
)	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
were	O
estimated	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
stripped-down	O
edition	O
intended	O
for	O
netbooks	B-Device
known	O
as	O
"	O
Starter	O
"	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
OEMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
Home	O
Premium	O
,	O
Starter	O
has	O
reduced	O
multimedia	O
functionality	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
desktop	B-Application
wallpaper	O
or	O
theme	O
,	O
disables	O
the	O
"	O
Aero	O
Glass	O
"	O
theme	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
monitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
ploy	O
to	O
counter	O
ChromeOS-based	O
netbooks	B-Device
and	O
low-end	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
to	O
offer	O
no-cost	O
Windows	O
licenses	O
to	O
OEMs	O
for	O
devices	O
with	O
screens	O
smaller	O
than	O
9	O
inches	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
to	O
offer	O
low-cost	O
licenses	O
for	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
use	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Bing	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	I-Application
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
reduced	O
feature	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
software	O
platform	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
mobile	O
telephone	O
handsets	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
an	O
ASUS	B-Device
Eee	I-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
its	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
contains	O
policies	O
for	O
mobile	B-Device
internet	I-Device
devices	I-Device
including	O
the	O
original	O
Asus	B-Device
Eee	I-Device
PC	I-Device
701	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASUS	O
has	O
allocated	O
engineers	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
Android-based	O
netbook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
a	O
contractor	O
of	O
Dell	O
announced	O
it	O
is	O
porting	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Lite	I-Operating_System
to	O
Android	B-Application
for	O
Dell	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acer	O
announced	O
Android	B-Application
netbooks	B-Device
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
Q3/2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
,	O
Android-x86	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
solution	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
the	O
x86	O
platform	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
operating	O
system	O
designed	O
particularly	O
for	O
netbook-like	O
devices	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
Chromebooks	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
leverage	O
online	O
services	O
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
its	O
namesake	O
Chrome	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
as	O
its	O
shell	B-Operating_System
—	O
so	O
much	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
initially	O
used	O
a	O
full	O
screen	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
window	O
as	O
its	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
contained	O
limited	O
offline	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
introduced	O
a	O
traditional	O
desktop	B-Application
interface	O
and	O
a	O
platform	O
allowing	O
"	O
native	O
"	O
packaged	O
software	O
written	O
in	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
JavaScript	B-Language
,	O
and	O
CSS	B-Language
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netbooks	B-Device
have	O
sparked	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
several	O
Linux	B-Application
variants	O
or	O
completely	O
new	O
distributions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
optimized	O
for	O
small	O
screen	O
use	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
processing	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
or	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
which	O
typically	O
power	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Ubuntu	O
Netbook	B-Application
Edition	O
,	O
EasyPeasy	O
,	O
Joli	O
OS	O
and	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Joli	O
OS	O
and	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
purport	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
social	O
oriented	O
"	O
or	O
social	O
networking	O
operating	O
systems	O
rather	O
than	O
traditional	O
"	O
office	O
work	O
production	O
"	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netbook	B-Application
users	O
can	O
also	O
install	O
other	O
UNIX-based	O
operating	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
NetBSD	B-Device
,	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Darwin	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2010	O
,	O
major	O
netbook	B-Application
manufacturers	O
no	O
longer	O
install	O
or	O
support	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
change	O
of	O
stance	O
is	O
unclear	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
coincides	O
with	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
a	O
'	O
netbook	B-Application
 '	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
later	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Starter	O
and	O
a	O
strong	O
marketing	O
push	O
for	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
this	O
OS	O
in	O
the	O
netbook	B-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
companies	O
targeting	O
niche	O
markets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
System76	O
and	O
ZaReason	O
,	O
continue	O
to	O
pre-install	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
the	O
devices	O
they	O
sell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cloud	O
operating	O
system	O
attempts	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
minimalist	O
aspect	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
browser	B-Application
application	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
demonstrated	O
running	O
on	O
various	O
netbooks	B-Device
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
OSx86	B-Operating_System
project	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
's	O
end-user	O
license	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
has	O
complained	O
to	O
sites	O
hosting	O
information	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
install	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
onto	O
non-Apple	O
hardware	O
(	O
including	O
Wired	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
)	O
who	O
have	O
reacted	O
and	O
removed	O
content	O
in	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
article	O
nicknamed	O
a	O
netbook	B-Application
running	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
a	O
"	O
Hackintosh.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
can	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
expensive	O
netbook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
June	O
2009	O
NPD	O
study	O
found	O
that	O
60%	O
of	O
netbook	B-Application
buyers	O
never	O
take	O
their	O
netbooks	B-Device
out	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
"	O
children	O
's	O
"	O
editions	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
have	O
been	O
released	O
under	O
Disney	O
branding	O
;	O
their	O
low	O
cost	O
(	O
less	O
at	O
risk	O
)	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
DVD	O
player	O
(	O
less	O
to	O
break	O
)	O
and	O
smaller	O
keyboards	O
(	O
closer	O
to	O
children	O
's	O
hand	O
sizes	O
)	O
are	O
viewed	O
as	O
significant	O
advantages	O
for	O
that	O
target	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
principal	O
objection	O
to	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
this	O
context	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
good	O
video	O
performance	O
for	O
streaming	O
online	O
video	O
in	O
current	O
netbooks	B-Device
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
speed	O
with	O
even	O
simple	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netbooks	B-Device
are	O
a	O
growing	O
trend	O
in	O
education	O
for	O
several	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
need	O
to	O
prepare	O
children	O
for	O
21st-century	O
lifestyles	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
hundreds	O
of	O
new	O
educational	O
tools	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
growing	O
emphasis	O
on	O
student	O
centered	O
learning	O
are	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
contributing	O
factors	O
to	O
the	O
rising	O
use	O
of	O
netbook	B-Application
technology	O
in	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
mass-produce	O
a	O
ruggedized	O
netbook	B-Application
for	O
the	O
education	O
sector	O
,	O
by	O
having	O
a	O
rubber	O
outlay	O
,	O
touchscreen	O
and	O
network	O
activity	O
light	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
teacher	O
the	O
netbook	B-Application
is	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netbooks	B-Device
offer	O
several	O
distinct	O
advantages	O
in	O
educational	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
their	O
small	O
size	O
makes	O
netbooks	B-Device
easier	O
to	O
transport	O
than	O
heavier	O
,	O
larger	O
sized	O
traditional	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
prices	O
ranging	O
from	O
$200	O
–	O
$600	O
mean	O
the	O
affordability	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
can	O
be	O
a	O
relief	O
to	O
school	O
budget	O
makers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
small	O
size	O
and	O
price	O
,	O
netbooks	B-Device
are	O
fully	O
capable	O
of	O
accomplishing	O
most	O
school-related	O
tasks	O
,	O
including	O
word	O
processing	O
,	O
presentations	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
multimedia	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
photo	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
