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Abray Eee could cause 'race to bottom'
Ben Furfie February 28, 10:57am
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Senior Sony VP warns that sub-notebooks could have negative impact on industry
Sony's US senior vice president of its information technology products division, Mike Abary has warned that continued moves towards the sub-notebook market by vendors could see the PC industry become "a race to the bottom".
Speaking to technology blog Engadget's Ryan Block, Abary said that if current trends continue, and customer expectations increasingly begin to weigh towards the $300 (£151) mark, then it could have a "profoundly negative impact on the industry".
He added that razor thin margins would make it difficult for vendors that enter that market to continue funding research and development, and could damage their ability to compete at the high-end of the market.
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“Quote attribution”
Posted by: Ryan Block - February 28, 7:33pm
Hey Ben, not all of those things are attributed to Mike; a lot of what's in that post is simply editorial written on the topic.