Obviously the netbooks are in demand because of the small size. If I had a choice to take a big laptop or a small netbook, of course I'm gonna go for the netbook. It's easier to conceal and more portable. I don't think that the fact that the laptops had Vista was a factor in why they weren't stolen...

I am now convinced that Vista has matured enough to offer an unrivaled security feature that other OS's and distros will struggle to rival...

This reminds me of that old joke about the release of the special edition LV bag that was made out of pieces of old, classic LV bags and was well worth the high price you had to pay, since it came with a fullproof theft prevention system - it looked like a piece of crap.