Asus and Acer just in this year are going to increase the share of the corresponding models in the total volume of up to 30-35% in the next year to 50%, and by 2015 to increase this figure up to 70%. European audience, as statistics show, for laptops with touch screen is cool enough . In Asia, the popularity of laptops is quite high - it is measured by 15-20% of the market of new products.
The popularity of laptops with touch screen is growing at a solid pace, and Windows 8 on this process is not particularly affected. The statistics included notebooks with screens up to 10 "and above. So, in the first quarter their sales increased by 51.8% to 4.57 million units. This is almost 10% of all laptops sold in the first quarter. The most active touch panels acquire laptops with screens 11.6 "- apparently, they provide a reasonable balance of price, portability and ease of use.
Less than a year laptops with touch panels won 10% of the world market. According to the plans of manufacturers, the achieved rates are not going to stop.