Already a successful model in Europe, HP is considering offering a nice discount on its netbooks for those who will buy it with a wireless contract.

Kevin Frost, the man in charge of HP's consumer notebook division, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that the company may sell their netbooks, including the new the HP Mini 1000, in conjunction with wireless providers, offering discounts as incentive to customers. AT&T and Verizon were mentioned as potential partners, but declined comment. In Europe Asus and Acer have seen success with this sort of plan, and Dell has entered the same market with its Inspiron Mini 9 (again, only in Europe). But it's less certain that this model will be successful in the United States. According to Richard Shim, analyst for IDC, "The U.S. has tried this before, about seven years ago, and it was a complete failure." But that was years ago, and "things have drastically changed." Via crave