Aug 25 2009
ASUS Android Netbook/Smartbook Delayed
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So much for speculation that the Android OS was going to be ubiquitous. The plan for ASUS to release a netbook/smarbook that would run on the Android operating system that once was, is now no more.
According to Jerry Shen, the CEO of Asustek Computer, there is currently no “clear market for smartbooks,” and so, the Android machine been put on the backburner…for now. The company claims that it has limited engineering resources, which could be better used elsewhere.
Via PCWorld.
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