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   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 9 Jan 2026 03:48:13 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 05:39:04 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> And *that* was where the higher return rate came from: it was   
   >> effectively the death knell of the “netbook” as a separate product   
   >> category. Microsoft couldn’t offer a product to compete fairly with   
   >> Linux in that category, so it used its still-massive marketing might to   
   >> kill the product category.   
   >   
   > Dropping a SATA SSD in my 14 year old netbook did wonders. One drawback   
   > is it no longer keeps my balls warm when I'm using it.   
      
   What do you use that netbook for? I just acquired a 2013 MacBook Air for   
   $30, and other than giving it to my boy to destroy, I can't figure out   
   what to do with it.   
      
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