Netbook explosion takes Acer to number 1, Asus to number 4 in
EMEA  Netbook sales in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
have literally exploded in the third quarter of 2008, making
Acer the top ranking PC vendor for the first time ever, while
propelling Asus up the ladder into fourth place. IDC figures
show that growth in notebooks overall has been strong, but the
take-up of netbooks has been staggering.  According to IDC,
sales of netbooks (mini-notebooks) were largely responsible for
Acer’s breath-taking rise to top spot, which saw the Taiwanese
vendor almost double its number of units shipped compared to
3Q07. While sales of its desktop and traditional notbook
products were strong, IDC pointed to Acer’s massive push of
Aspire One netbook as contributing to its soaring volume.
Likewise, the phenomenal success of Asus Eee PC range, was
singled out as the catalyst driving the vendor, which like Acer
is based in Taiwan, into the ranks of elite players in the PC
space. Asus grew its units by a massive 156%