Acer Still King of the Netbook Hill, but Competitors Ascend the Throne
Acer Still King of the Netbook Hill, but Competitors Ascend the Throne
Posted 02/24/2010 at 7:11am
| by Paul Lilly
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Up to this point, Acer has been able to sit on top of the netbook hill with a comfortable market lead over its competitors, and while Acer will probably maintain a shipment advantage throughout 2010, other vendors are quickly closing the gap, DigiTimes reports.
Acer managed to ship about 9 million netbooks last year, almost double that of its nearest competitor (Asus), who shipped 5.4 million. Meanwhile, HP and Samsung shipped 4.2 million and 2.9 million units respectively in 2009, posing no real threat to Acer's No. 1 spot. That's about to change.
Acer recently indicated it expects mostly flat performance on its netbook shipments in 2010, or slight growth in a best case scenario. That leaves the door open for Asus to close the gap, who reckons it will ship 8 million units this year. Samsung and HP also expect better performance in the coming months and hope to finish the year with 7-8 million and 6 million units, respectively.
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