Nexus 7 and Android Convertibles Drive Massive Asus Profit

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The collapse of the PC market has had much discussion on Slashdot (http://apple.slashdot.org/story/12/08/27/1721208/pc-makers-in-desperate-need-of-a-reboot) with a common opinion that, now that Apple is the largest personal computer manufacturer, a loss of sales combined with Apple's iPad will completely eliminate most of them. Now Asustek's most recent results (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/30/asustek-q3-net-profits-up-43-percent/) show that there may be a way out for those that can move away from their standard markets. Concentrating on Android tablet devices, the Google Nexus 7, with a help from ASUS transformer tablets has driven the company to massive $230 million profits. Asus gross revenue also climbed 9 percent to around $3.8 billion. We have discussed related issues recently: Where companies like HTC have lost their focus on open Android devices and suffered from devastating collapses (http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/10/26/215235/htc-losing-ground-faster-than-rim-or-nokia), ASUS has managed to differentiate it's tablets by providing the most open tablet experience possible (http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/10/30/1748236/googles-nexus-4-7-10-strategy-openness-at-all-costs) via with Google's Nexus program and branding."

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/10/31/0148226/nexus-7-and-android-convertibles-drive-massive-asus-profit