[Larry Lucido]

And this is bad for consumers....how?

[Afronaut]

"And this is bad for consumers....how?"

It does not have an - i - in front of the name.

[twntaipan]

I really don't think it is bad for consumers.

For a long time most computer users have assumed that Microsoft and Windows was the only choice for computing. That has, of course, kept prices artificially high.

What Asus has done is leverage their expertise with a free OS, and thus broken the grip of Microsoft.

The eeePC could be "the tipping point", and a very disruptive technology.

[hiredhand]

Whenever Microslut hates something, I think of it just the same as when the leftists hate something... meaning that it's almost probably a GOOD thing! :-)

I looked at the specs on the unit. It looks like it might be a decent little unit! My daughter has been in the market for something like this, and maybe she'll pick one up. If she does, I'll be sure and give a detailed report of what we think about it.

[Petronski]

What could be worse than Zune Brown?

Pea-soup green: