Sony Says Eee PC Signals "Race To the Bottom"

Alex Dekker writes "Sony's Mike Abary says in an interview, 'If [Asus's Eee PC] starts to do well, we are all in trouble.' Presumably by 'we' he means all the hardware manufacturers who sell over-priced, full-fat laptops. And he's not going to be too pleased when he sees the Linux-powered, sub-$200 Elonex One. Looks like what's bad for Sony may be good for the consumer." The CNet article mentions that a version of the Eee running XP is available in Japan now and will be coming to the US within weeks.

Comments

Re:About dang time...

[evilklown]

I'm so glad someone finally said one of the key phrases in technology advancement:

Looks like what's bad for Sony may be good for the consumer.

Re:When do we get these affordable laptops?

[psychodelicacy]

And this is the cool thing - it's a boy magnet! I get it out in the pub or Starbucks or wherever, and attract all those furtive glances that my looks alone sadly never procured for me. I even have some guy come up to me in the pub wanting to try out my Eee. So girls, forget the Apple that says "Hi - I like pretty things and ponies!" Get an Eee instead, and men will fall at your feet.

Well, okay geeks will fall at your feet, but in my case that's the required demographic...

Re:Was that a blog, or an ad for Sony?

[The Great Pretender]

And when the race reaches the bottom they'll find Sony there, lounging around in big piles of their failed products, sipping Mojitos.

So that's what Sony says is it?

[Panaqqa]

Hmm. It seems to me that rootkitting your customer's computers is more like the REAL race to the bottom.

Re:Was that a blog, or an ad for Sony?

[Spinlock_1977]

You read the whole thing? You are sooooooooo doomed. While you were doing all that reading, Sony installed a rootkit on your machine.