Linux or some type of phone OS and NOT an Apple product. I think Apple would rather close-up shop before they would offer a inexpensive computer - unfortunately.
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More Details on Next-Generation iPhone? 3G Netbook Due This Summer?
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Linux or some type of phone OS and NOT an Apple product. I think Apple would rather close-up shop before they would offer a inexpensive computer - unfortunately.
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The Verizon 3G data plan is $60/month as well as a stand-alone ATT data plan. If you sign a TWO-YEAR data plan that is $1440 for the contract. IF they offer a DECENT NetBook with 3G card built-in I would be game - but I now tether my iPhone and it is plenty fast enough for my mobile use.
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[QUOTE="Source";7333123]- The $99 3G netbook will start selling this summer, and the first one won’t be a Windows OS.[/QUOTE]
Come on, Arn, how long have you been doing this???
EDIT: CORRECTION! Not Arn, I guess... Eric... either way... How long have you been following Apple? This "rumor" is as ridiculous as PBG5 rumors.
-Clive
Come on, Arn, how long have you been doing this???
EDIT: CORRECTION! Not Arn, I guess... Eric... either way... How long have you been following Apple? This "rumor" is as ridiculous as PBG5 rumors.
-Clive
Who knows? They already sell the iPhone 8GB 400$ cheaper then what it cost unlocked, I can see a netbook @ 500$ unlocked & 99$ locked following this idea.
$99 Netbook is pretty reasonable rumor. C'mon, think of a cheap linux netbook (probably 8").. how much would it cost? $250? $300?? Not more than that.
Now I can totally believe At&t will offer a 3G Non-Windows (aka linux) netbook with a loooooong (2yr) contract for $99. It's do-able.. just not apple.
and a new iPhone this summer... that's pretty much written in stone.. isn't it?
pal
EDIT: If there's no new iPhone this summer, then my original 8gb iPhone might be the phone I will be using for the longest ever (so far)
It better be some damn great hardware and new software features. Cause based on what I have seen, the Palm Pre is 10x better than the iPhone.
Pre fixed everything I hated about the iphone...
(yes, I know its not out yet, neither is the new iphone OS or iphone)
Pre fixed everything I hated about the iphone...
(yes, I know its not out yet, neither is the new iphone OS or iphone)
Why would they say the "first one won't be windows OS"? The second one will? This makes no sense. The only way I can see a netbook for $99 is if you already have an att plan, and you pay a high monthly price, and you sign a contract. 70 bucks a month for 2 years is $1,680.00 and after 2 years it will still only work on att network. On the other hand, I'd like to see a netbook "dummy" that requires the iPhone to dock laying flat where the touchpad goes... all the processing would be done in the phone. That would bring the price of a netbook way down.
$99 Apple Netbook on an AT&T 3G Data 2 year Contract at $40/month.
What about if you DON'T want 3G? You just want to use it at home or at a Wi-Fi hotspot?
$599 no-contract?
Do-able. There's speculation on other threads that the BEST Apple would be able to do as far as a NetBook is $599.
If you HAVE TO buy a NetBook on an AT&T contract, like the iPhone, what's next?
You HAVE TO buy a Mini with an AT&T DSL Contract?
What about if you DON'T want 3G? You just want to use it at home or at a Wi-Fi hotspot?
$599 no-contract?
Do-able. There's speculation on other threads that the BEST Apple would be able to do as far as a NetBook is $599.
If you HAVE TO buy a NetBook on an AT&T contract, like the iPhone, what's next?
You HAVE TO buy a Mini with an AT&T DSL Contract?
Hard to believe this site put something as preposterous as a $99 netbook on the front page.
I guess that could be possible if it were subsidized by a data plan, but the people in the market for a netbook are pretty much the opposite as the group of people willing to pay close to the cost of the machine every month. Really, would it make sense to finally ship a netbook, then kill sales by only letting you buy it if you sign up for a phone plan?
Ludicrous.
I guess that could be possible if it were subsidized by a data plan, but the people in the market for a netbook are pretty much the opposite as the group of people willing to pay close to the cost of the machine every month. Really, would it make sense to finally ship a netbook, then kill sales by only letting you buy it if you sign up for a phone plan?
Ludicrous.
I just hope they learned from the "in store activation" fiasco and are back to the good ol days of the first iphone launch.
Wait, so the iPhone might cost $600 but the netbook will be $99. I think I would go with the netbook.
And what if you decided to buy the netbook for $99 and a few days later decided to cancel the service? Forget getting a new MacBook, I see a $300- $400 MacBook Touch coming my way (without running on 3G network)
And what if you decided to buy the netbook for $99 and a few days later decided to cancel the service? Forget getting a new MacBook, I see a $300- $400 MacBook Touch coming my way (without running on 3G network)
You are right.. they are indenting at releasing a windows version later... that's what the current breed of netbooks did.
They came out with some linux variant at first, and then released a windows xp version. Now most come with windows xp standard.
I guess there are two parts of news here.. one related to apple and one not.
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It's not out yet, you're right. I'm sure the new OS is going to fix (almost) everything that used to be wrong with the iPhone, and if they are going to put in a UVERSE app from AT&T, it makes is all the more seamless, which seems to be the point of this story.
exactly on both. AT&T already offers a $99 Acer netbook with a $60/mo 2yr obligation. It wouldn't be a stretch to imagine they'd have something better by summer.
I too would be surprised if it's an apple product, though I wouldn't entirely discount the possibility. As others (ie peterqc) have noted there's already a steep subsidization on the iphone. With a double-that data plan cost, they could potentially slip an apple product in there.
would be nice, but I still see this as a mingling of rumors.
Let us just hope these applications are optional and can be removed. I ran from Verizon because of carrier applications.
I haven't read the entire thread, but the early posters doubting the 99 dollar netbook are missing some crucial things.
- First off, a netbook costs much less than iPhone to make.
- Second, there are already netbooks on the market for around 400-600. They do not include subsidies.
- The iPhone itself is being subsidized hundreds of dollars, why can't a $400-600 dollar netbook be similarly subsidized with a 2 year contract?
- Tata Motors of India just released the Nano, its a car, and it only costs 2,000. That is less than my macbook pro costs! When thinking about that, a $99 netbook doesn't seem all that strange.
- As alluded to before, when ATT can slap on a huge subsidy and force you into a lucratrive 2 year contract, 99 seems pretty reasonable an entry point.
- Lastly, the news of a 99 dollar netbook from Apple will create the largest media storm Apple has seen yet. It's a brilliant move on so many levels.
I think it true!
- First off, a netbook costs much less than iPhone to make.
- Second, there are already netbooks on the market for around 400-600. They do not include subsidies.
- The iPhone itself is being subsidized hundreds of dollars, why can't a $400-600 dollar netbook be similarly subsidized with a 2 year contract?
- Tata Motors of India just released the Nano, its a car, and it only costs 2,000. That is less than my macbook pro costs! When thinking about that, a $99 netbook doesn't seem all that strange.
- As alluded to before, when ATT can slap on a huge subsidy and force you into a lucratrive 2 year contract, 99 seems pretty reasonable an entry point.
- Lastly, the news of a 99 dollar netbook from Apple will create the largest media storm Apple has seen yet. It's a brilliant move on so many levels.
I think it true!