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To: tecate78732 who wrote (257483)	12/21/2008 12:12:53 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 275872

"Thing is, continual connectivity is just as important in a traditional" Which is sort of my point. And once you have continual connectivity, then the importance of having Windows declines. Granted, continual connectivity isn't quite there, but it is getting close.

To: tecate78732 who wrote (257483)	12/21/2008 1:39:28 PM
From: rudedog	Respond to of 275872

Given the success of Atom based netbooks - which, contrary to expectations, are selling as a third or fourth device in western Europe and the US, rather than as a first device in emerging markets - I think it is very likely that we will see similar form factor products just above the netbook, perhaps in the $500 range. Recent market data says that a large majority of netbooks are running Windows - which makes sense given where they are selling. Users who have an investment in other Windows systems want to leverage that in their netbook - not to mention the large amount of available x86 windows software. About a year ago, I bought an Asus A6 for my wife. This is an 11.1 screen (1366 X 768) leather-clad and very full featured notebook, about an inch thick and around 3 lbs, using L7200 core2 duo - it has great performance and gets about 6 hours on a charge. It's not cheap - I paid about $3K - but it shows that in terms of size and performance, the form factor for a full featured super netbook is not a problem. I expect some OEMs to go one step above atom - slightly larger screen, built in optical drive, with HDTV graphics and wireless broadband, in a sub 1-inch and under 2 lb form factor. If they maintain the same ease of use and dedicated functionality that seems to be driving netbook sales, I suspect there is a big market. And Penryn mobile could extend battery life even more. That's an area that current AMD mobile processors can't get to, but their integrated graphics are better for HD video. If they can get to lower power mobile in their new process, better efficiency in chipset and graphics might offset penryn mobile 10W tdp and give a competitive product.