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Asustek expects to ship US$200 Eee PC in 2009, says president
Digitimes ^
| Friday 31 October 2008
| Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES
Posted on 10/31/2008 7:58:40 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Shen detailed that the company has adjusted its mid-range and entry-level Eee PC's pricing and market position, and expects to launch an Eee PC priced at US$200 in 2009.
(Excerpt) Read more at digitimes.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: internet; netbooks
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It’s about time. That’s what the price was supposed to be from the getgo.
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posted on
10/31/2008 8:00:28 AM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(You MUST see this website: http://www.neverfindout.org/)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
As soon as the price gets there, I'm in!
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posted on
10/31/2008 8:02:29 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Public policy should never become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. -- Ike Eisenhower)
To: perfect_rovian_storm
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
This is another example of the benefits of a free market, unbridled by unions, government regulations, and tariffs, can provide unimagined usefulness and value to a society AND let the best and brightest risk takers get rich in the process.
It should be noted that NONE of the PC innovations are coming from Europe. There are virtually no start-ups or successful ventures on the continent. The European Social Democracies are overly regulated and institutional favor the giant corporations. If the PC were a European invention there would be an "ISO 386" spec and a 5,000 page specification specifying what a computer could and could not do. The PC would never have cracked the $3000 barrier and there would be prohibitions against the purchase, importation or deployment of any non-ISO 386 PCs.
To: E. Pluribus Unum; ShadowAce
I'm interested too...but I want some power....and storage.
This chip would be nice,....can't find out anything about it.,...may be a 45 nm device:
Athlon 64 X2 3400e
See post #26 on thread linked above.
To: Natural Law
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...
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posted on
10/31/2008 8:26:20 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Natural Law
Medion makes some pretty decent gear over there. Aldi’s sells it over here. This week they’ve got a pretty nice looking laptop.
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posted on
10/31/2008 5:44:35 PM PDT
by
Big Giant Head
(I should change my tagline to "Big Giant penguin on my Head")
To: Natural Law
It should be noted that NONE of the PC innovations are coming from Europe. There are virtually no start-ups or successful ventures on the continent.Hey, that is a fantastic point... one I've not ever seen made elsewhere. Thank you. It will come in very handy in discussions with self-hating Americans that inevitably idealize the European way of doing things without ever having lived under such supposed Utopias.
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posted on
10/31/2008 9:04:09 PM PDT
by
MichiganMan
(So you bought that big vehicle and now want to whine about how much it costs to fill it? Seriously?)
To: MichiganMan
This is one of the most troubling aspects of Obama’s European-style Social Democracy. European business is dominated by the super corporations who are joined at the hip with government in a symbiotic relationship. Small business cannot get started or get a toe hold because their products, innovations, and existence is blocked by regulations developed by the business giants.
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