ASUS expects to be the world's third largest notebook maker by the end of the year

[Reading] ASUS expects its share to continue to grow as some rivals withdraw from the market or shrink the business. Tencent Technology Lin Jingdong February 18 compiled ASUS chief executive Shen Zhenlai February 14, the company expects its share of the global laptop market to continue to grow, as some rivals have withdrawn from the laptop market or have scaled back their business. It is expected to become the third largest notebook manufacturer by the fourth quarter of this year. Asus released a 10-inch notebook/tablet hybrid product T100 in the fourth quarter of last year, and so far shipped 500,000 units. It will release 11.6-inch T200 This 5 June, with two shipments targeting 4 million units this year. With Google (Weibo), Asus will release two Chromebook, C200 and c300,5 in 3 April, and a 8-inch Nexus 8 between June. In addition, Asus and Google also released a dedicated video conferencing Chromebook. ASUS will release its Zenfone series smartphone in April, and 3 other models will be available in the second half of the year, with the main market being mainland China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Russia and Europe. ASUS's smartphone shipments target 10 million this year. Asustek's combined revenue in the fourth quarter of last year came from a mix of laptops and laptops/tablets, 17% from tablets, 12% from motherboards and various cards, and 11% from other businesses. From a regional perspective, Asus 38% 's combined revenue comes from Europe, 36% from the Asia-Pacific region and 26% from North America and Latin America.