While U.S. consumers are latching onto netbooks and using them for productivity applications in the U.S., Canadian adoption has lagged behind thanks to both conservative spending habits and high bandwidth costs, according to an industry observer.rnWarren Shiau, lead analyst of IT research at Toronto-based The Strategic Counsel, said that Canadian netbook buyers are basically using the devices as a mobile entertainment machine and are deemed a luxury consumer purchase, even at the low price point.
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