I think you'd be surprised at how a color that is SO DIFFERENT could make the device seem unique and individual. Everyone has either a black or a brushed metal laptop. Something this bright could sell well because of its novelty.

There was a lot of buzz around the cyan version of the new Nokia Windows Phone 8.

This seems like a quick hack version where a variable has been changed to pink.. My problem with this is not the pink by itself but mostly how it doesn't fit with the other elements. Try changing the background of HN to pink to have an idea of what I mean.

The Nokia cyan is different as it still fit with the overall design.

You haven't been on a college campus recently, have you? Most laptops have some sort of after-market coloring, stickers, or case. Not just PCs, I mean most as in MacBooks too.