FP Tech Desk: Netbook, laptop sales surge despite iPad popularity

Is Apple’s iPad the netbook killer? Much controversy has been generated around that question since the iPad was first launched back in January.
But thanks to data released today by Connecticut-based technology industry research firm Gartner Inc., that question can finally be answered with a loud and emphatic: NO.
Read more: http://business.financialpost.com/2010/05/25/fp-tech-desk-netbook-laptop-sales-surge-despite-ipad-popularity/#ixzz0p0brBJuJ