Once again, the “clouds” come out to block the sun. I have no interest in netbooks for cloudy purposes. I live in a rural area and “hotspot” uses for any mobile device is iffy at best. Unless I want to pay a crazy price to my mobile phone carrier for monthly service, cloud computing is a useless concept. So why do I have a great 13.3 inch laptop? Because I want functional portability no matter where I am; in the Barnes and Noble (over an hour away) or my local city park with trees, flowers and clean air.

I’m familiar with Enderle’s numerous “opinions” over on another notable website. Empty babble from a guy who knows little about hardware and has maybe used IT even less. Was he using a 8.9″ laptop like I was back in 2003? I think not. Yet HE is the one making an opinion? If he actually gets paid to write the garbage that he does, then I want his job. Seriously.

Ah, yes, Enderle, the guy who predicted Apple’s demise and the victory of HD-DVD over BR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Enderle

I think he is pretty much dead on, but I would add to the “specifically designed” os that it should be an “instant on” os.
I’m hoping that Splashtop catches on and forces Microsoft to come out with a competitor much more advanced than say windows ce.