There is an recent article in WIRED Maagazine on how OLPC sparks the whole Netbook trend, and how technologies start to flow from bottom up (vs. Top down). It turns out most of the Netbooks are bought by middle income people, rather lower income people. (honestly, I want one too, just to watch movies on the train.) It also makes a point that a Taiwanese computer company is able to start the Netbook business, because they don’t have a expensive laptop business to protect. I think we have all observed these facts, but it is refreshing to review it in an article. The lesson I learn is if a product/project target at what people needs with good intentions rather then target at their wallets, the product will get pickup by the people. Remind me of SMS vs. MMS. :-p

The Netbook Effect: How Cheap Little Laptops Hit the Big Time
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/17-03/mf_netbooks