God forbid the NIT takes the same route to emulating notebooks the way that notebooks did wrt desktops.

The evolution of notebooks up until very recently was an attempt to emulate desktops in terms of OS, more processing power, and bigger display size. And so long as it could run on batteries it didn't matter much in the marketplace whether the battery lasted 2 hours or 3 1/2 hours. This mindset changed (in response to the NIT?) where people started to see the value in small size and looong battery life with always on connectivity. While NITs should make it possible to leave the notebook at home (or office) for most functions; they should NOT go the route of emulating notebooks by getting significantly bigger physically or losing battery life or utilizing a desktop OS.