Here Comes the 'ASUS Freee PC'

I'm predicting that the successful pricing model for "mini me too" laptops -- commodity ASUS Eee PC clones that will drive margins for all players toward zero -- will look nothing like the notebook pricing model (where you always pay full price for the hardware), and a lot like the cell phone pricing model where you buy a service, and the hardware is heavily subsidized or GIVEN AWAY FREE. Don't believe me? It's already happening in Britain and Canada.