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Thin and Inexpensive Netbooks Affect PC Industry – NYTimes.com

“Intel and Microsoft warn that consumers should remain skeptical about the performance of a computer that costs less than $300.”

translation: Microsoft cannot sustain its monopoly position or produce software that performs decently unless you buy $500 worth of hardware.

solution: Google Apps, 37signals, DabbleDB, 280 Slides, Zoho, etc, etc.  Or build your own on top of Ubuntu’s upcoming, built-in, cloud capabilities.

We dont have to pay $500 for hardware just to run our $500 software anymore. The web has already won the platform wars.  Just keep your document formats based on open standards, and we all win.

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