Alex - if you think new laptops are too small, don't buy one.
I don't disagree with you - I have no idea why anyone would want anything smaller than a 13" MacBook Air, nor do I know why anyone would buy a Windows laptop (unless mandated by an employer) ... but there's an entire world of crummy products out there, laptops included, and if manufacturers want to supply that awful market, that should be their choice.
Kinda-like Yogi Berra saying "if people don't want to come to the ballpark, no one's going to stop them."