You don't always pay full price for notebooks (Score 1)

the successful pricing model for 'mini me too' laptops will look nothing like the notebook pricing model (where you always pay full price for the hardware)

I know that as recently as two years ago when I was working for Circuit City, we would discount laptops up to $150 off of the price we paid just to get people in the door -- and hopefully sell some warranties, accessories, and services (our real money-makers).
I'm just pointing out that we've already hit the point the author was talking about in notebooks, too.