Nokia is off showing its Booklet 3G at CES 2010 this year and claims it’s working on newer models going forward. We asked Nokia if it was just a one-off idea to get attention from the industry, and it said that’s not the case. The company is also open to working with carriers now to do some damage control and try to win back market share from iPhone OS and Android. That means, carrier partners for its netbooks (just like AT&T for the Booklet 3G) and some smartphones. The company did seem a little hesitant with taking the subsidy approach to its products, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of users just won’t spend $600 on a smartphone that will get outdated in a year. That’s like buying a new desktop computer every year. Not going to happen.

We’re not too crazy about paying a monthly fee every month for a netbook for two years. That’s going to put the price of the netbook after two years over $1,000. Unless you really need a data connection turned on at all times (even then, c’mon, this is AT&T we are talking about), and you’re not satisfied with WiFi, maybe it’s understandable. For everyone else, they are better off buying a $300 netbook and using freely available WiFi, even if they have to pay for it every so often.