OK, so hear me out on this.... we know the laptop thing will cost $499, but only if you get it at launch with a tethering plan. Ouch... $45/month is steep. That price will have to go down at some point, but my question is, do you even need it?
Because the multimedia dock seems to do the same thing, you just supply your own monitor, mouse and keyboard. Assuming you can use any bluetooth mouth/keyboard (which I'm sure I can find cheaper) and monitor (which I already have several), why even bother with the $189 bundle? I'll just buy the multimedia dock separately online, hook it up to my own keyboard, mouse and monitor and boom - I have the same thing for a fraction of the price and without tethering.
Does this seem like a valid plan, or am I missing something?