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What do you guys think about subsidized laptops?
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I read an article that stated that T-Mobile may be selling MacBooks for cheap in combination with a data plan.
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I've seen a similar article regarding Orange as well.
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I've not read the article but dell had similar offers with AT&T with the mini netbook ($99 dollars with a 2 year AT&T agreement) which was equipped with a 3g modem. I would think the revision of the MB[P] would need a 3G modem, or at the very least apple release a netbook themselves (with a 3g modem)
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Swisscom is already doing it here.
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I think Apple will release a netbook, Large format iPhone... whatever here pretty soon.
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If it means Macs will eventually get locked to only work with a single ISP the way cell phones currently are, I'm against it.
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I agree, but rest assured there would be hacks to unlock the device wirhin weeks. I mean the iPhone is hacked sometimes before the firmware is released.
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Originally Posted by CharlesS 
If it means Macs will eventually get locked to only work with a single ISP the way cell phones currently are, I'm against it.
I think you're jumping to conclusions on that. The product hasn't even hit the streets yet.
IF they follow other competitors, they will give a discount for the netbook when you sign a two year agreement. Dell was selling there netbooks for 99 bucks earlier this year with a 2 year AT&T data agreement. That didn't mean you could not buy a netbook and use it on t-mobile or verizon. You could not buy it for 99 bucks but it wasn't locked like the iPhone.
I assume that apple will follow the same path, a discounted netbook with a 1 or 2 year agreement, otherwise you'll have to pay full price - what ever that may be.
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I guess we will see this Summer, I like the renderings I have seen of the iPhone on Steroids!
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My iPhone is my modem.. 
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
I read an article that stated that T-Mobile may be selling MacBooks for cheap in combination with a data plan.
You will basically be paying more in the long run IMO.
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