But some executives imagine a rich future in low-cost, limited-function computers.

"People didn't want a better one, they just wanted a low-cost computer," he said.

Apple has had remarkable success with two low-cost personal computers.

MyTurn.com, a maker of low-cost computers, announced a similar step in recent weeks.

It is also one of the features included in Future Power's new line of low-cost computers.

Most major companies have either cut prices sharply or created new families of low-cost computers in the last month.

This will translate into higher momentum for low-cost personal computers in the second half of the year.

This implies that low-cost computers cannot compete in the market.

Seems contrary to the stated goal of advancing low-cost computers to children in developing countries.

The advent of low-cost computers on integrated circuits has transformed modern society.