Acer takes top netbook share from ASUS

The Aspire One is king of netbooks and according to Laptop Magazine has taken Acer to new heights, the company winning more than a 38% share of the market and surpassing its rival ASUS in Q3 2008. Acer took a 38.3% share, followed by ASUS with 30.3%, then far below the likes of HP (5.8%) and MSI (5.7%).

Market research has shown just how hot the netbook market is right now, with a 160% growth recorded in the third quarter of 2008. While ASUS will no doubt want to take back the throne of industry kings, for now it is Acer and its Aspire One netbook that are in the lead.

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  1. [...] interesting to see how netbooks sell across the world compared to the United States, where we recently learned Acer was in charge of the market, largely thanks to its popular Aspire One netbook. Well, said [...]

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