Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> Netbook? MID? Is This PC Category for Real?
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>| "We're providing a totally different value," Ho told InternetNews.com. "You
>| don't need [Microsoft] Vista on these devices," he said, which means
>| less-demanding hardware requirements.
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> http://www.internetnews.com/hardware/article.php/3750841
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> Here Comes the Asus 'Freee PC'
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>| I'm predicting that the successful pricing model for "mini me too" laptops
>| will look nothing like the notebook pricing model (where you always pay full
>| price for the hardware), and a lot like the cell phone pricing model where
>| you buy a service, and the hardware is heavily subsidized or given away free.
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> http://www.internetnews.com/commentary/article.php/3750916/Here+Comes+the+Asus+Freee+PC.htm
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The desktop is dead, long live the computer!
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