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It's a pretty safe bet that once the flurry of tablets finally arrive, this emerging sector will coexist with, and not replace netbooks. But that doesn't mean tablet PCs won't partially cannibalize netbooks sales.
According to DigiTimes, that's exactly what Asus can expect with its highly popular Eee PC line. Peering into its crystal ball, DigiTimes says Asus will see its netbook shipments decline by 4-4.5 million units in 2011, at which point they will account for 25 percent of total notebook shipments.
It isn't just Asus, either. Acer, which is expected to ship a total of 7 million netbooks by the end of 2010 and grabbed an 18.1 percent share of the global netbook market in the third quarter, will also see netbook shipments decline in 2011, DigiTimes says.
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Bluntknife
December 03, 2010 at 9:10am
Never even considered a tablet regardless of brand.
Ever try typing an essay on a touchscreen?
Pretty sure you haven't unless you are clinically insane.
