Unexpectedly low Apple iPad price forces notebook vendors to re-evaluate their tablet PC strategies

From Digitimes -

After the launch of Apple's iPad, which came in starting at way under the expected $1,000 pricepoint, leading netbook makers Asus and MSI are now forced to re-evaluate their strategies for the tablet PC market. The companies originally planned to offer their competing products at 20-30% lower than the Apple iPad. But the $499 entry-level price has caught them by surprise. But since they are used to, in fact, they tend to focus on price wars, we can expect the emerging tablet market to be fought on low prices.