Remember netbooks? Here are 6 reasons you don't see them anymore
You may be surprised why netbooks lost their popularity and disappeared

Netbooks were all the rage around 2010, and some believed they were the future of mobile computing. The netbook trend began in 2007 with the release of the Asus Eee PC, which ran on Linux and featured a seven-inch display. Soon, other brands like Dell and Acer were on the bandwagon, selling models with the older Windows XP and scaled-down Windows 7, called the Starter Edition.