Chinese-language site Commercial Times had said Cupertino would shortly be sealing a deal with Foxconn to bang out Apple netbooks, but it seems the fruity toymaker wants to dispel any such cobblers.
"When I'm looking at what's sold in the netbook market, I see cramped keyboards, junky hardware, very small screens, bad software," said Cook during Apple's financial analyst call. He went on to slam netbooks, saying they were "Not a consumer experience that we would put the Mac brand on".
"As it exists today, we're not interested in it nor would it be something customers would be interested in [in] the long term," added Cook. That is not to say Apple won't make a netbook, but if the firm does decide to make one, expect it to be a lot different from what's currently on the market.
"We are looking at the space," Cupertino's Jobs stand-in admitted, but noted "for those who want a small computer that does browsing [and] email, they might want an Iphone or Ipod Touch".
Unless of course "we find a way to deliver an innovative product that really makes a contribution," said Cook, in which case "we'll do that".