Netbook parts scarce claim analysts; Atom overstocked argue others
SlashGear —
... However, market sources are also reporting that demand for Intel Atom chips is, perversely, decreasing, faced with competition not only from VIA and ARM chips but Intel’s own ...
Demand for Intel's Atom CPUs finally beginning to cool?
Engadget —
... came to powering netbooks and nettops, but with the unveiling on NVIDIA's Ion, the promise of a GPGPU (or cGPU) and Intel's own CULV platform, Atom's necessity in the market is becoming less intense. The interesting part here is that Intel is purportedly hawking its inventory to "second-tier and China-based vendors" as it looks to minimize warehouse clutter, which certainly makes us hope for lower-cost low-cost lappies to show up in the near future. Read - Atom demand slowing Read - Intel: PC sales hit rock bottom Filed under: ...
Are PC Makers Shifting Away From Intel's Atom?
Ubergizmo —
... Industry sources from Taiwan indicates that the demand for Intel's Atom processor has been slowing despite the rush to build cheaper computers during the recession. Digitimes offers a few explanations: ...

