Dublin research firm Research and Markets has recently announced an addition to their recent report, "China's Netbook Market: Not as Big as It Looks", which claimed, well, that the Chinese netbook market may be smaller than initially assumed.
The additional feature focuses on the disjoint many PC and CE vendors find between high profit margins and intense competition in the sector, making Chinese netbook markets tantalizing but impenetrable.
Furthermore, In-Stat interviewed a number of industry specialists – "operators, netbook vendors, chipset vendors, OEM vendors, and national agencies" – and organized a status report of the Chinese netbook market based on their findings. Furthermore, they discuss the influence of 3G services on the bustling market, breaking down the netbook value chain to see who's a key player and who's not.
Their conclusions remained skeptical, as noted by a quote by In-Stat analyst Ashley Liu:
"Future market trends for netbooks in China remain unclear… The result may be that the netbook ends up being a transitional product."
If you're interested in the report, more info can be found at ResearchandMarkets.com.
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