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Information Technology News Windows crushing Linux in netbook market: Acer
Information Technology News Windows crushing Linux in netbook market: Acer | Windows crushing Linux in netbook market: Acer |
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| Information technology news - Market News | |
| by Stan Beer | |
| Wednesday, 17 December 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 4 According to Lee, Acer's netbook sales are growing 20-30% quarter on quarter.Featured Whitepaper
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Lee also dismissed claims by some industry commentators that netbook sales are cannibalising the market for higher end computers, thus eating into the margins of PC vendors, as well as Intel and Microsoft. "The Aspire One is not a full function notebook but for its design and capability is absolutely suited to the Internet," said Lee. "People are buying it to surf the net, check their email and view photos online. "Overall what we're seeing with our numbers is that netbook sales haven't cannibalised the full-sized notebook sales. Because of the functionality of the netbook you do have limited performance in what it can do whereas the entry 15 inch type notebook allows for better graphics, optical drive suitable to watch videos and so on. "The netbook has become a new category and a new market and it's correct to say that people are buying a netbook in addition to a notebook." Managers at other major netbook vendors have echoed the sentiments of Acer's Lee concerning sales of Windows and Linux netbooks and the emergence of a new market segment. CONTINUED Page 3 |
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