Well...
It is more of a sign of
less of a downtick
The statistics show severe pessimism
just less so
Rasmussen Consumer Index: Daily Readings
3-May 75.4
At 75.4 the overall levels of economic confidence are significantly lower today than they were in the aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
Correct.
Equally, netbook sales are going to continue to skyrocket for years, recession or no recession. Just look at the sharp rises in Acer and Asus tech’s overall laptop sales in the last 12 months, all from netbooks. Asus has already overtaken Apple in overall notebook sales with 8.6% share, compared to Apple's 4.1 market share. http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/Strong_mini_note_shipments_buoy_notebook_PC_Market_Q3_08.asp