First of all, Apple so rarely does what the market suggests or thinks they should do. And last time I checked, even in Asia, Apple isn't having a hard time selling what they have. They're never going to compete head to head with the crap 14" netbook and cheap laptops that are out there - so why would this even be consider an option for them?
It's one thing when they made concessions with the iPhone to offer it sans wifi or using a dedicated chip - but in these cases, they had a buyer committing to a certain piece of business. Just because 40% of the laptops sold are 14" doesn't guarantee Apple anything other than the CURRENT market shows 40% of laptops are 14" in size.
Even if this "rumor" or the news source is telling this story, I call it crap reporting. Apple considers all sorts of things that some may leak out to the press - I'm sure they've even considered buying RIM, starting their own cell phone network, equipping cars with Apple branded entertainment devices, etc.
It's one thing when they made concessions with the iPhone to offer it sans wifi or using a dedicated chip - but in these cases, they had a buyer committing to a certain piece of business. Just because 40% of the laptops sold are 14" doesn't guarantee Apple anything other than the CURRENT market shows 40% of laptops are 14" in size.
Even if this "rumor" or the news source is telling this story, I call it crap reporting. Apple considers all sorts of things that some may leak out to the press - I'm sure they've even considered buying RIM, starting their own cell phone network, equipping cars with Apple branded entertainment devices, etc.