I think Apple would enter and revolutionize the existing 3 lbs subnotebook market before it would attempt to create a 1 lbs tablet uber-PDA under-notebook ultraportable market.
We discussed the idea of very light keyboard-less devices (a tablet by any other name) over and over at .COM. I still don't see the usefullness of a device that runs a desktop OS but lacks a real keyboard for input. If a device is going to lack a full-size keyboard for input, you might as well get a Treo 600, Blackberry, or other smartphone device.
Why bother running Windows XP Pro on an 800x600 touchscreen? That's why Microsoft created Pocket PC. That's why we have the Palm OS and Symbian. Heck, even the Newton OS!
Escher
I've been waiting for a true sub-PowerBook for more than 10 years. The 11-inch MacBook Air finally delivers on all counts! It beats the hell out of both my PowerBook 2400c and my 12-inch PowerBook G4 -- no contest whatsoever.
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