According to a recent report by global market research firm IHS iSupply, the netbook computer market is largely surviving on “life support” at the moment and production and sales of the product will be virtually nil by 2015. Will go down.

The company estimates that only 264,000 netbooks will be sold in 2014. Prior to that, potential shipments of the devices could fall to 3.98 million units in 2013, down 62% from 14.13 million sold in 2012. Netbook PC sales reached a record 32.14 million units in 2010.

There are several reasons behind the one-time popularity of netbooks. It is small, light and low in price (starting at Rs. 20-21 thousand or less); On the other hand, the device can usually run the desktop computer operating system.

Although it is a bit inconvenient to watch movies on its small (usually 10.1 inches) screen, the netbook is very useful in case of emergency as it has more battery backup than the laptop. But even so, netbooks can sometimes be a nuisance to anyone accustomed to using desktops or laptops due to its processing capabilities, RAM and other technical limitations. Even though the name is “Net”, this machine with a low specification behaves frizzy when browsing a slightly heavier website. Of course, if you buy at a slightly higher price, these problems will be less noticeable.

Tablets and ultrabooks are taking the place of netbooks. Some tablet computers also feature mobile phones. And since they have touch screen, their use is convenient. Although the price of Ultrabook is a bit high, people buy it when they need it.

Anyway, let’s see how real the IcePlays forecast is. What do you think? Is the day of netbook coming to an end in 2015? Or before / after?