Macs on the Mobile Model?

Well, this is interesting. Our sister blog Engadget is reporting a deal in France cooked up by Euro telecoms Orange. Apparently if you sign up for three years of DSL service at €60 (~$79) a month you get a MacBook along with Apple tech support (AppleCare? - I don't read French and the original article is from Le Figaro).

So is this the future? One day will we start buying our Macs the way we buy our cell phones? Given how much Uncle Steve hates subscriptions I guess I won't hold my breath.

[Edit: Here's the Inquirer story on the deal]