Slashdot: Why Netbooks will soon Cost $99 Bucks...Thank You iPhone.

THE Three NETBOOKS:

Asus_EEE_pc(left)

Dell_Mini_9_Netbook (top)

HP_2133_Mini_Note (top-right)

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SLASH.DOT says: "Why Netbooks will Soon Cost $99 Bucks"

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LINK: http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/11/01/056247&from=rss
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"netbooks like the Asus Eee PC, the Dell Mini 9 and the HP 2133 Mini-Note will soon cost as little as $99. The catch? You'll need to commit to a two-year mobile broadband contract. The low cost will come courtesy of a subsidy identical to the one you already get with your cell phone. It's likely that HP is working with AT&T (they're reported to be talking), which announced a major strategic shift a couple of weeks ago that should result in AT&T stores selling nonphone gadgets that can take advantage of mobile broadband, including netbooks. What's more interesting is that low income and cheapskate buyers are starting to use iPhones as replacements or substitutes for netbook, notebook and even desktop PCs. The author's take: A very large number of people are increasingly looking to buy a single device — or, at least, subscribe to a single wireless account — for all their computing and communications needs, and at the lowest possible price."

Wingman's Take:
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A lot of what the author cites rings true. Check out previous post here about "Low Income Buyers Gobbling Up iPhones". And subsidizing low-price entry-point seems to have traction too.

Interesting Premise.

Wingman

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