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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.

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  1. Re:and it copies design details from Sony by realkiwi · · Score: 0, Troll

    I do care. I have three sons and am concerned about sustainable development and reducing pollution.

    You don't seem to be so concerned about your environment... Throwing away a computer a year! No need to guess what kind of country you come from.

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    realkiwi