Associate published interviews with Asus on the prospects of Eee PC. from this material we can learn some interesting facts. First, the emergence in the range of so cheap products should not affect the image of Asus trademark, because it is not determined by the price of products and their quality. Secondly, Asus is not afraid due to the low profitability of Eee PC , for the company it is simply an additional source of profits, it will never be the main. Asus expects that around 2010, over 20% of newly sold computers in the world will be addressed as Eee PC.
In 2008, Asus hopes to put more than 3.8 million Eee PC pieces, and to present a second product generation . Recently appeared rumors about the possibility of Eee PC version with 10 inch screen but later they where denied by Asus representatives . At least in the near future, such modification is not available. Option with 8 gigabyte memory
will continue to be equipped with 7 inch screen, its retail price is not less than $ 499.
Asus Eee PC is great interest to government organizations. According to some source, a party of 50000 computers Eee PC can reach Russia as early as the current quarter. The Foundation is going to move these notebooks to school. In the next five years under this program Russian will
get one million laptop with 200000 units per year. On those computers will be installed software package Microsoft Student Innovation Suite, which is a combination of Windows XP and some office programs, the cost of which would be equal to $ 3.