Zonbu's overall goal is to vastly simplify the process of buying and using a computer. The idea is to make it not only more affordable but also much less of a hassle and much more energy efficient. However, there's a catch -- several catches, in fact.
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underthelinux
17 years 8 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago
"However, you have to pay for that
"However, you have to pay for that online storage. In fact, to get the $99 price for the Zonbu computer, you have to commit to a two-year contract at prices ranging from $12.95 a month for a relatively small 25 GB of storage to $19.95 a month for 100 GB."
I really hope this doesn't become the paradigm for next-next-next-gen computers. I hate the way mobile plans work now; I'd hate to see that extended to the computer world.