Of all the companies that have been associated with releasing an Android netbook in the news, Dell has got to be the most surprising one. For years, Dell has stuck with Microsoft products and built its computers around MS operating systems. But Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Dell may be planning to release an Android netbook soon. Android has been truly liberating for some manufacturers. Not longer do they have to be dependent on Microsoft products, and they can keep their prices low at the same time.

It’d be easy to get carried away with all the new developments in the android world. But Microsoft still dominates the PC market. People have gotten used to Microsoft product, and it will take a drastic development for that to change. The current economic recession has made a lot of PC buyers think about saving money on their operating system by adopting Linux. Android netbooks will also be attractive due to their lower prices. But we are just at the start of the Android era. There is no way to tell how successful Android will be in the netbook market.

Your take: is paying $50 less for an Android netbook (in comparison to its Windows counterpart) a deal maker?