To be honest, there is still a large part of users and professionals, so bear that sin, even the author of these lines, looking at the so-called Netbook down, they say, it's just fashion, and in terms of functionality is just a dummy. But few know how these small mobile devices, saving the world IT-industry is now in difficult times.
According to the latest statistics from IDC (International Data Corporation), in IV quarter of 2008 it amounted to more than one third of Netbook sales of mobile computers in Europe. But given the supply of mobile systems worldwide, the proportion reached 20 percent of Netbook. Although this is on sale in the so-called region EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa - Europe, Middle East, Africa), the lion's share belongs to Western Europe. In the IV quarter of last year in this part of the Old Continent has sold 3.6 million. Netbook, that is, more than half the total number of mobile devices such class sold in the EMEA region during this period (about 7 million. Units), the report says IDC.
Now the most interesting, the market leader. So, despite the turbulence around the Eee PC, ASUS is the only second place in sales among the leading manufacturers of Netbook (28%), and Palma Championship belongs to Acer (30,3%). In third place, strangely enough, was HP with 7% of the market. It is followed by Samsung and Dell with 6.4 and 6.3% respectively. But MSI has not managed to get into the top five leaders.
According to the latest statistics from IDC (International Data Corporation), in IV quarter of 2008 it amounted to more than one third of Netbook sales of mobile computers in Europe. But given the supply of mobile systems worldwide, the proportion reached 20 percent of Netbook. Although this is on sale in the so-called region EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa - Europe, Middle East, Africa), the lion's share belongs to Western Europe. In the IV quarter of last year in this part of the Old Continent has sold 3.6 million. Netbook, that is, more than half the total number of mobile devices such class sold in the EMEA region during this period (about 7 million. Units), the report says IDC.
Now the most interesting, the market leader. So, despite the turbulence around the Eee PC, ASUS is the only second place in sales among the leading manufacturers of Netbook (28%), and Palma Championship belongs to Acer (30,3%). In third place, strangely enough, was HP with 7% of the market. It is followed by Samsung and Dell with 6.4 and 6.3% respectively. But MSI has not managed to get into the top five leaders.
