For a dual core netbook that relies on a round trip to the internet to do word processing.
$950 on NewEgg gets me iCore5, 6BG of RAM and Half a Terabyte of local disk.[1]
How is an underpowered, less functional, more expensive computer a Windows killer?
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[1] http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE...
If it had a reasonable way to code, I would abandon my laptop altogether.
You can data by the month for $15 whenever you need it and (depending on your network) get the added bonus of having unlimited access to every paid wifi hotspot in the world for that month.
Definitely worth keeping one of those in the laptop bag for the times when you can't find a good coffee shop or an AP named "Linksys".
Also, if you hit C-A-T on the cr48, it opens up a terminal. Have fun coding. Though, it works best if you ssh into a VPS or some other machine since you are limited on what you can install.
No it won't make sense for everybody, but it makes a good bit of sense for businesses and schools, which is the demographic that makes the most money for Microsoft anyway.
I'm sure the "windows killer" was just an exploit to get you to actually read the article though. The only real "windows killer" will be windows.