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" The price point on this needs to be a LOT cheaper. Like $100 or free for a netbook..." But that's exactly what they've done with the monthly hardware/softwar
by stanleydrew 15y ago
" The price point on this needs to be a LOT cheaper. Like $100 or free for a netbook..."
But that's exactly what they've done with the monthly hardware/software subscription for businesses and universities. The hardware is free. You just pay $20-$30 permonth.
- watty 15y agoI consider myself extremely unlucky with laptops but even mine last 2+ years. The Google notebook for two years would cost $480 - $720! This notebook is heavily reliant on Google Services (unless you hack it) so I was expecting them to go much cheaper and make up the $$ on service usage and ads.
- guywithabike 15y agoYou pay $20 to $30 a month for three years. That's a minimum of $720. Unless I'm missing something, the subscription is nothing but a flavor of a payday loan. Edit: Looks like I was missing the fact that the subscription includes "service and support", although it's unclear exactly what that entails. Page supposedly isn't a fan of customer support (http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/03/mf_larrypage/all/1 http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/03/mf_larrypage/all/1), which doesn't bode well.