Benson Lin, president of ASUS for Asia-Pacific officially announced what has been widely speculated. ASUS will be phasing out all 8.9 inch models of their netbooks in 2009 and believes 95% of future EEE PC shipments will be for 10 inch models with the remaining 5% being 7 inch models.
I believe that this change was inevitable. The netbook market has shifted drastically since it's inception. (Read our article on What is a Netbook for a brief rundown). I believe consumers have spoken with their purchase decisions in this battle for size supremacy. They want machines with keyboards that are as close to full size as possible - so that they function as close to their home PC's and regular laptops. I know that's what influenced my purchase decision.
What do you think? Is this a new industry trend or do you like your 8.9 inch netbook and want to see more?
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