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Eee PC Stimulates Asus Growth in India
By
ChannelTimes Staff
Mumbai, Jul 24, 2008 1415 hrs IST
Riding on the success of Eee PC, Asus has posted almost 1100% growth for the fiscal year 2007-08 in India. Now, the company to focus aggressively on the notebook market in India. The Eee PC, which was launched in January this year, has also become a major hit in the countries like Taiwan, US, Singapore and US.
Commenting on this achievement, Benson Lin, general manager, Asus (APAC, Middle East & Africa), said, "The Company is seeing a significant traction in its business during the current quarter. The driving force behind this stupendous growth has been the revolutionary Eee PC."
As per the company communique, the Eee PC received great response all over the world, with sales figures of 350 thousand units sold since its inception. And company plans to sell around 3 to 5 million units this year.
During its launch, Eee PC managed to pull the attention of buyers even before the actual sale proceedings were started. Even on the Internet, demand for the Eee PC exceeded expectations, and it was voted as "The Most Wanted Christmas Gift" by American Amazon.com and CNet.
"We see a lot of potential for growth in the notebooks market. One in 4 computers shipped in India in FY 2007-08 was a notebook. The consumer notebook segment has grown by 141% as compared to a negative 6% growth in consumer desktops segment," added Lin.
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