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Asustek reportedly considering merger of Eee PC and notebook departments
Asustek reportedly considering merger of Eee PC and notebook departments
Asustek Computer is considering consolidating its Eee PC and notebook departments to help increase efficiency and decrease the management costs for the two departments, according to market sources.
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Asustek evaluating Qualcomm platform Eee PCs
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Asus could merge netbook and notebook divisions
Liliputing — ... Netbooks may be selling like hotcakes during the recession. But that doesn’t mean the companies making these low power, low price, low profit margin machines are immune to economic woes. Rumor has it that Asus is considering combining its Eee PC department with the company’s regular notebook division in order to cut down on management costs. ...

Asus merging EEE PC and netbook divisions: Who’s next?
CrunchGear — ... First, the “news”: Digitimes is reporting that Asustek is considering a merger of their PC and notebook - really netbook - divisions. This means the two divisions will work as one cohesive unit which means lots of people will probably get fired. Fair enough. ...

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