Microsoft has recently decided to remove licensing fees for Windows mobile device manufacturers with a diagonal measurement up to 12 ", so notebook manufacturers are encouraged to produce low-cost devices cost $ 200-250, hoping to spur demand in the difficult macroeconomic conditions.
The two companies, however, have different approaches. Acer will promote devices running Google Chrome OS, and in the future will increase the volume of their implementation by 50%. Annual circulation "Chromebooks" Acer could reach 4.8 million. Pieces. As a result, more than a quarter of all scheduled to be released on the Acer 2015 laptop will be running Chrome OS.
The company Asustek Computer prefers the platform of Windows, but in 2015 is going to conquer the market with the help of models of family EeeBook, which differ diagonal display 11.6 "and cost about $ 200. The volume of their production will be increased by 50% compared to this year. Share EeeBook in common production program for Asus notebooks will exceed 30%.
It is noteworthy that the line Asus Transformer Book T100 at first enjoyed stable demand among customers, but lately hardly withstand competition from 'Transformers' other brands, so Asus prefers to develop a family of EeeBook.