Economics

Blender, Iron, Computer

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Wallmart's $199 no-Windows, no-Intel Web surfing computer is on the market and selling briskly, according to this CNN article. Whether or not the Walmart model flies off the shelves, this marks a new beginning: The computer -- or more accurately, a dedicated tool to access the Internet -- is finally a standard household appliance, not unlike a telephone. The only remaining step is to shrink it down to the *size* of a phone.