First Android Netbook to cost $250

Report: First Android Netbook to cost $250 | Crave - CNET. Up until now, the rapidly exploding Netbook market has been populated by Windows XP and Linux machines. Google, not a company to let an opportunity pass by, is going to be leveraging its mobile OS, Android, in that market later this year, or early next year. Apple is fond of dissing the netbook market; however, millions of users beg to disagree. When a free, popular, Google Android machine becomes available, and reduces the price of these little guys by $100, watch out. I still prefer XP on my netbook, as it makes software and syncing and use paradigms consistent. I am used to XP, and have its configuration down to a science. However, for users not married to the XP or Linux OS, who just want an email, browser, and word processing machine, these new netbooks could become very popular.