Netbooks dying? Acer Aspire One Happy 2

A new netbook! This weekend I was helping a good friend to setup a new Acer netbook with an Atom N550 dual-core processor. I was so impressed by it's performance, compared to my Dell Mini 1012, that I decided to buy a new Acer Aspire One Happy2 in "Papaya Milk". While I wait to see how this fruity, drink-flavored netbook turns out, I wanted to address the "death of the netbook." This is a concept I've heard repeatedly "the netbook is dying! the netbook is dying!" Sadly, it's true. Products like Apple's iPad have received all the glory. And they have a great purpose. But so does a netbook. Unlike an iPad, a netbook is a computer. It's an open development environment, with a world of resources, a full keyboard and connectivity, and an immensely different purpose. They're great computers for kids, teenagers, and anyone who needs the capabilities and connectivity of a computer without the size and cost of a full-power laptop. An iPad is great too, but I don't think we should let the tablet drive the netbook out of the market. There's so much they can do we barely realize.