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Netbooks encroaching on notebooks’ turf
CrunchGear —
... increased popularity of netbook computers as they chip away at demand for standard notebooks. Good thing for Quanta, then, that it also manufactures netbooks. Some of its clients include Acer, Dell, HP, Fujitsu, and Lenovo, all of whom have netbooks they need whipped up in short order.
It’ll be interesting to see if Quanta will be able to make up for lost revenue when it’s producing netbooks at lower prices than notebooks – should be a good indication of demand.
[via DigiTimes]
Quanta Stung by Netbooks
Mobility Site —
... be their bread and butter.
I am quite sure this is a sign of the times and companies are going to have to find new business models to adapt to the changing reality of the market. Vendors that were used to creating premium priced luxury products will have to find creative ways to keep their profits up with lower cost products, more popular devices such as Netbooks.
Don’t weep too many tears for Quanta, however…they are also a producer of Apple’s iPhone.
(Source – Digitimes)
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Netbooks expected from Sony
CrunchGear —
... Add to that this article from DigiTimes a few days back saying that “netbooks from Sony and Lenovo are also expected to start shipping” and we’re getting warmer. The whole waiting for the pioneers to make mistakes might actually be a good idea now that the market is all but flooded with netbooks. ...
