Shipments for netbooks really took off last year with an impressive 79% jump from 2008 according to Strategy Analytics.  The top players were the usual suspects, Asus, Acer, HP and Dell.

The fact these devices are nice  and affordable compliments to full fledged desktops made it appealing to many consumers.  I think there is a good size market of  people who  would like something very portable but something slightly larger than a smartphone making it easier to read and type on.  2010 should also see a nice increase now that netbooks are being installed with Windows 7. The perception being that the Win 7 netbooks will be able to keep up with future software compatability and technology.

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