How will low-cost laptops affect the market?
The previous post discusses the the recent advent of various low-cost laptop models. They may already be affecting Microsoft’s marketing of XP and an article at PC Magazine says that they are affecting the hardware manufacturers as well:
A new class of small laptops entering the market has some of the major laptop vendors on edge. These computers have been dubbed netbooks. Originally, they were targeted at emerging markets for use in education. Now they’re finding their way into the U.S., where they’re being snapped up by consumers as second laptops for use in the home or by kids.