In 2008 Steve Jobs called the netbook market “nascent” and in October he dismissed the entire category saying “We don’t know how to make a $500 computer that’s not a piece of junk, and our DNA will not let us ship that.” Since then Jobs has come around, upgrading his remarks to take a “wait-and-see” approach on the diminutive notebook computers.

viaWSJ: Jobs heading up Apple netbook project | The Apple Core | ZDNet.com.