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[The Simpleton]

Netbooks are now touted to be the 'next-big-thing' in mobile (portable) computing. But the fact remains that they're not very powerful and are not really feature-loaded. Their prices are just about reasonable but man can never stop being greedy, can he?! Always wants more for less.

Well an often-unnoticed player in the mobile computing market is the ultra-mobile PC. These tiny computers are powerful beasts which can make everyday computing more exciting. Don't believe it? Well take a look at this particular UMPC. It can run the resource-hungry Windows Vista with considerable ease. That's enough proof of it's capability! But as you might have guessed it, these PCs cost a bomb and are presently out of reach of the common man. It'll take a lot of time for the prices to come down to a sensible level But I think if more people embrace this technology then the prices will come down more rapidly, isn't that true?

[weberk]

The Simpleton, on Nov 4 2009, 05:27 PM, said:

But I think if more people embrace this technology then the prices will come down more rapidly, isn't that true?

I think so because UMPC companies will be forced to lower their prices (lower than their competitors) if they see that many people are actually buying their products.

[The Simpleton]

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I think so because UMPC companies will be forced to lower their prices (lower than their competitors) if they see that many people are actually buying their products.

Yes, but so far people are buying more and more smartphones instead of UMPCs because they are ultra-mobile themselves and can also make phone calls So it's gonna take some time for this tech to get hot.