New York Times Validates Another of Our Predictions

In its article, "Netbooks Lose Status as Tablets Like the iPad Rise" (print headline, "From Rising Star to Wallflower, the Netbook Tells a Tale") by Steve Lohr, the New York Times validated another of our predictions, that there were be a lot of stories about the battle of the tablets (the iPad vs. the iPad killers) and one theme would be:

Lots of stories about the impact of tablets on the PC market. (Anyone remember netbooks?)

Check out Birnbach Communications' Top Predictions for 2011, Part I from Jan. 10th for the original prediction.

But check out Lohr's article. It provides interesting insights into lessons from the rise and fall of the netbook. Could this happen to the the iPad?