My $99 Netbook Prediction Came True

I predicted on October 31 that netbooks would soon cost just $99. “The catch?,” I wrote: “You’ll need to commit to a two-year mobile broadband contract. The low cost will come courtesy of a subsidy identical to the one you already get with

your cell phone.” Fast forward a month and a half, and the prediction comes true. RadioShack is now selling an Acer Aspire One 3G netbook for — you guessed it! — precisely $99. The catch? You guessed it again: A two-year contract with AT&T’s DataConnect service.