Eee PC Helps Asustek Become Sixth Largest PC Vendor, Says IDC
Asustek Computer shipped around 1.4 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2008 and ranked number eight in terms of market share. However, if Eee PC shipments of around 700,000 units are included, the company’s shipments jump to 2.1 million units, surpassing those of Fujitsu and Apple, to rank in sixth place, and closely trailing behind Lenovo who shipped 2.2-2.3 million units, according to a recent report from IDC.
The research firm also estimated total low-cost PC shipments in 2008 will only reach eight million units.
Sources from notebook vendors commented that the main reason why Acer, Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are all eagerly trying to tap the low-cost PC market is because if shipment volumes are counted toward total notebook shipments, it could lead to radical changes to the makers’ market share rankings.
(by Yen Ting Chen, Digitimes.com)
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