The high price probably has a lot to do with the touchscreen, no? I don't get the appeal of that either. Once it gets all fingerprinted up all of those beautiful pixels won't be nearly as sharp and clear.

Needing a constant internet connection doesn't make any sense to me either. Makes it not as useful for international travel as a regular old laptop. I have an Asus Ultrabook with Win7 that is almost perfect for travel. It came in at about $900.