Netbook lost to tablet

After Song Fuxiang, the chairman of Taiwan’s Shinpu, boldly predicted that the tablet PC market will grow rapidly to 40 million to 50 million units next year, Asustek pointed out that due to the influence of iPad, its third quarter EeePC shipments will continue to decline compared to the second quarter, and It is predicted that the iPad will have the opportunity to reach 2 million to 3 million units per month. If tablets are ready to go, the market landscape will change next year.

In the midst of the decline in the availability of netbooks, Dahong, the maker of small notebooks, remained optimistic about the year-to-date. Asus, the founder of the Internet, pointed out that EeePC's shipments have declined this year, and the shipments in the third quarter of the season have slumped from the second quarter. These are important indicators for the trend of netbooks.

If the size of the netbook market continues to shrink, Acer, Asus and Samsung, the three companies that rely on netbooks to make up for the high market, have a greater impact. In addition, Compa, the largest netbook OEM, and Asustek, the main foundry of ASUS, will also be dragged down in the second half of the year.

At present, whether it is expressing optimism, Acer, or ASUS who admits to the decline in netbook shipments, realizes that it will be forced to attack the tablet PC market in the next step. It is expected that tablet PC products will be launched in the second half of the year.