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It looks like 2013 will mark the end of the odd little platform known as the netbook. And if anyone cares - or even notices - it'll be something of a miracle.

The Taiwanese hardware-sector rumor mill has new grist in its headlines this week: announcements from Asustek and Acer detailing the end of production for these companies' respective netbook product lines. There are big qualifiers on this news, because of the source - DigiTimes has gotten these things wrong before.