Acer and ASUS reportedly freeze netbook releases until 2010

Looks like even Acer and ASUS are getting bored with the Atom N270 — Digitimes says the two companies are suspending development of new netbooks until the first quarter of 2010 when Intel’s next-gen Pine Trail platform with the Atom N450 is set to arrive. What’s more, Acer’s also apparently postponing that dual-boot Android / XP machine since it’s found demand to be low — we could have told you that months ago, but whatever. Still, turning off the netbook spigot will be a big step for the two companies most responsible for the segment’s overheated product cycle, but don’t you worry about them — they’ll have plenty of CULV thin-and-light machines to obsessively iterate in the meantime.

[Via SlashGear]

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