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		HP joins MS's Chromebook/Android assault with $199 laptop and $99 Windows tablet (theverge.com)
		2 points by shawndumas on Sept 30, 2014 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

timdierks on Sept 30, 2014 [–]

It will be interesting to see if Intel & Microsoft can compete with Chromebooks on price if they try: how much of the pricing is due to technical cost (weight of x86 & Windows) and how much of it is business overhead (licensing fees & IP profits)?

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