A few months ago, I decided to enroll for a course for which I knew I would need a computer to take along with me. My only computer then was a black MacBook 13″ (who is about to turn 2 next month, by the way). Despite being the smallest size available by Apple, it was still too big and heavy for me to be walking up and down with it. I needed something smaller.

By the same time, rumours had spread that Apple was working on some sort of tablet computer, which no one could accuratelty confirm or say what is it about. By then, I decided to wait some and let Apple (or rumours) talk more about this tablet thing. News were not encouraging me; the tablet had a greater chance of not fitting what I needed of a portable computer. That was when I decided to go for a netbook, and decided I didn’t want to create a “hackintosh”, forcing installation of MacOS X on it, so I sticked with the Windows it came with.

My idea of having a netbook was only for working the course I previously enrolled for but, as time goes by, I see myself using it more and more, since I could easily take it with me unnoticed, and depending more and more on it. And it scared me, because I never meant for go back to Windows and never felt in love for any Linux flavour either. On the contrary, lots of my stuff at home are Apple because I’m satisfied with the quality of their software and hardware. This possibility of having to live and work with a Windows again was what drove me to start this campaign, literally claiming Apple to not let me go back to the BSOD nightmare.

When I heard about MacBook Air, back when it was first released, I thought to myself “it’s a nice computer, but still too expensive. Who would buy it!?” and simply forgot about it. When I decided to claim Apple for a netbook, I suddenly reminded myself of it and taking a peak at it, I had a sparkle: “That’s *IS* a netbook! It’s just a lot bigger than it should…” And then it came to me that if it had just its screen size reduced (I suggest a few things more on this site, but the main idea was the screen size), it would then be a perfect netbook. And some Apple executive says they have no business making netbooks.

By the time I started putting this site up, I had already tried reaching Apple and Steve Jobs about the idea, but had no response at all. I also read some news where Microsoft had admited to have been ‘caught napping’ by the iPhone idea. The question I leave to Apple with this campaign is for how long they’ll nap aboout the netbook wave? Everywhere I see, people are forcing Apple’s MacOS X into netbooks, creating what has been called a “hackintosh”, meaning there is a demand for such product and I’m not insane for trying.

Apple has the ball on its court. I just hope they don’t miss it as Microsoft did. Twice.

Remember that someone who learns from their mistakes is smart;
but someone who learns from the mistakes of others is wise.