Will a $200 ASUS Eee PC finally ship with Google’s help?

As hard because it tried, ASUS never could get its Eee PC prices right down to $200 as promised long ago in 2007 — a time when Intel-based netbooks still shipped with Linux distros and “tablet PCs” ran a Microsoft OS. Fast forward to today and netbooks are being kicked to the curb for ARM-based tablets running smartphone operating systems. To compete, ASUS, a corporation that’s become synonymous with netbooks, is planning to ship an unsubsidized $200 to $250 netbook running Android 3.0 or Chrome OS in June. In step with DigiTimes sources, anyway, who are typically pretty accurate with reference to Taiwanese-based companies. If true then expect to look it announced at Computex which kicks off in Taiwan on May 31st.

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