Netbook dies as Asus and Acer end production

Charlee Gothard
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Mini-laptop craze lasted barely five years. Tablets to blame?

The close of 2012 saw Asus pull out of the netbook market for good by axing its Eee PC product. As reported by Digitimes, the Asus announcement came on the heels of Acer's exit from the market. ...

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