AT&T is bullish on the netbooks. So bullish that they and the manufacturers are taking very aggressive pricing to the streets with the opportunity to buy in for $50.00, and a multi-year contract.
As someone who has the Acer Aspire One and the AT&T data service inside of it, I can attest to how snappy it is and how well it works as a light duty PC.
Does it rival the MacBook Air and a 3G card? No. But what it does do for people like me is give me something beyond a smartphone which lets me work on more complex tasks than simply emails and some lightweight apps.
The bottom line is, this sale price helps get more contracts in house which further justifies AT&T's expenditure of some 11 billion dollars to upgrade the network.
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