$200 Intel Android Laptops Are Coming 319
symbolset writes "Outbound Intel CEO Paul Otellini created quite a stir when mentioning that touchscreen laptops would reach a $200 price point. CNET is now reporting in an interview with Intel chief product officer Dadi Perlmutter that these touchscreen laptops will run Android on Intel Atom processors at first. 'Whether Windows 8 PCs hit that price largely depends on Microsoft, he said. "We have a good technology that enables a very cost-effective price point," Perlmutter said. The price of Windows 8 laptops "depends on how Microsoft prices Windows 8. It may be a slightly higher price point." ... Perlmutter didn't specify what the Android notebooks will look like, but it's probable they'll be convertible-type devices. He also noted that he expects the PC market to pick up in the back half of the year and heading into 2014 as new devices become available."
Re:"game changer" (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, and kid$ like you have been $aying this $ince '98, too. *Yawn*
Re:Intel has to do this... (Score:4, Funny)
My sister is an Apple fan, so my mom is now using an iPad as her *only* (not just primary) device. She hasn't had an issue so far, other than she had to re-buy some programs she had with equivelent apps.
But that wouldn't work for OP. He had to convince his mother that his use case and hers were identical. Hasn't dealt with his Oedipal issues yet? I dunno, but the fact that all that some people need is a tablet is a foreign concept to many on this site.
Re:bets? (Score:5, Funny)
One could argue part of the reason Microsoft is floundering is they chose to be such ass-hats about signed/unsigned code and locking down boot loaders to begin with.
One could argue that, but one would be talking out of one's ass in doing so.