Now some of you might say that that doesn't mean a free machine. Ah, but it does. For some, that's all they really need. Let's do the math. There are other plans, but something tells me this is the pup you'll be signing up for.
Profit is how companies stay in business.
We're only watching the barrier being broken. If eMachines makes a bundle off of this deal, you business majors will once again see supply and demand in action. Then price wars will begin. Consumer costs will plummet and soon everyone and their uncle who owns an Internet Service Provider will be offering free machines with extended Internet access contracts. I see this as a good thing.