PCWorld: Tablet vs. Netbook – Asus Bets On Netbook, But Hedges
Asus believes the market for netbooks will continue to be bigger than the market for tablet computers, but it will introduce its own tablets this summer – unless it senses that market demand is not there, in which case it will wait.
“Netbook pioneer Asustek Computer believes its popular Eee PC netbook family will continue to attract more buyers than tablet devices such as Apple’s iPad.
The two devices serve different markets, with iPads better for cloud computing and netbooks better for personal computing, said Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek, during the company’s first quarter investors conference in Taipei on Friday.”