Laptops play catch up to the iPad, Xoom

Laptops play catch up to the iPad, Xoom
In the more immediate future, this trend stipulates that Apple seriously consider built-in 3G/4G capability in the next version of the Air, as an Apple survey about 3G in a future MacBook Air seems to indicate the company is doing. As always, battery life would need improvement too. So, what about the Netbook, you might ask. That delivered on mobility but not--until recently--on long battery life, nor on standard 3G.Nor, most importantly, on adequate performance (for a laptop that would serve as someone's everyday machine).The Netbook was ahead of its time but has always been hampered by Intel's too-specific ideas about what a Netbook should and should not be. For better or worse, it's going to take a company like Apple to take the lead in redefining the high-mobility laptop.With help, of course, from companies like Hewlett-Packard and Sony--the HP Pavilion dm1z and SonyY series, respectively, are a good start.A $999 MacBook Air with 3G/4G and monthly broadband plans similar to those of the iPad?That's another good start.Any takers?