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What Do You Think the New Term For ‘Netbook’ Should Be?

By Sean Fallon on December 25, 2008 at 8:00 AM

Today we learned that an obscure UK company called Psion has claimed ownership of the term “netbook.” If we can’t use that term anymore, what should we call it? Give us your best ideas.


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  • Jethed
    January 9, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    BumBook? InternetBook? WebBook?

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  • alex
    January 9, 2009 at 2:48 PM

    “psion-like” ?

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  • Steve
    February 9, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    nettop.

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  • memnemon
    February 9, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    netbook – seriously, the horse has bolted, it’s escaped out in the general populous – it will be in the dictionary soon enough. No argument that Psion should keep the rights to using the branding.

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  • Hirsty
    February 9, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    The Laptop!

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  • tominator66
    February 11, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    Gnatbook?

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