It's about time. What requires such a thick bezel? I've seen as much as an inch on some systems. Meanwhile, many old ones, like some dells, have quite thin ones.
I could use small bezels on my desktop screens come to think of it. They say that the big bezel helps to make the screen (and laptop) sturdy, but with a desktop that's not really an issue. The bezel on my sony monitor is more than an inch, and I have a dual-monitor setup! (note: the second monitor is a Samsung) Because of that, I have about 2.5" of space between the two screens. And it's all because of the bezels.