Here Come The 12 Inch Netbooks, And Intel Isn’t Happy About It

12 inch Netbooks are coming. Dell has the Inspiron Mini 12 , Samsung will unveil its 12 inch netbook model to the U.S. shortly, and more are coming. And Intel isn't happy about this at all. In fact, the whole Netbook market may be making them nervous. Despite the fact that they power most of these devices with their new Atom chip that handles some PC chores well and uses a lot less power (so batteries are smaller and last longer). Intel sees Netbooks as devices for people who can't afford normal laptops, or as second devices. But it's clear that a lot of people are buying them instead of normal dual core machines, despite their very serious limitations . That means that for the most part, every Netbook sold is one less Dual Core that Intel can sell at a higher price and higher margin. Which explains exactly why the company has been publicly criticizing the performance of the machines. "If you've ever used a Netbook and used a 10-inch screen size--it's fine for an hour. It's not something you're going to use day in and day out," said Intel VP Stu Pann at an event last year.