Carriers Sell Cheap Laptops; "Kill Pill" Surprise for Consumers
Forget Plug and Play. Like in parts of Europe, America can now buy cheap laptops ($49) by committing to wireless access plans. AT&T even subsidizes 3rd party laptops sold at RadioShack, if the customer will sign up for wireless broadband plan for two years.
Meanwhile Ericsson tells its customers that one of the enjoyable features of Ericsson's new OEM modems will be the “No Pay, No Plug” ability to shut down a laptop remotely if a customer doesn't pay as expected for the ordered broadband. Ericsson calls it a "kill pill" but also underlines the same technology can stop theft of corporate data when a laptop is stolen.
