Seerak
2008-05-28 12:58:58
Maybe we’re just not starstruck by a laptop whose only selling point is being not much larger than many paperback novels.
Well, until these little guys showed up, portable PC’s in this form factor were all being sold at a premium over the regular-size ones. That business model went on for some time before Asus dropped this one in their midst… that means that some people — even if most of them were marketers — thought that the ultra-portable form factor was a premium feature.
Asus turns that on its head and knocks 75% off the price, and now here you are whining that “it’s only selling point” was its size? Go find someone who shelled out 2k for the same-sized Sony Viao or Samsung UMPC last year, and ask what they think.
