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Article: Global Netbook Market On-Track for 35 Million Shipped in 2009, According to ABI Research.(Industry overview)
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- Computer Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 19, 2009
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According to the latest market data from ABI Research, almost 35 million netbooks will be shipped by manufacturers in 2009; a forecast the firm first made in February. ASUS dominated the netbook category in 2007 when it debuted the Eee PC, and Acer made a big push in Q4'2008 to lead the second year.
"74% of 2008 netbook shipments bore the brands of just three vendors: Acer, ASUS, and Samsung," says senior analyst Jeff Orr. "However, the rapid growth of netbooks as a second computer in developed markets will be eclipsed in coming years by vendors targeting developing nations and first Internet PCs at home."
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