Past netbook king Asus can celebrate today as its’ Eee PC ultraportable notebook line has been named product of the year by Forbes Asia. “Forbes hailed the Eee PC™ for “its innovation and disruption”, and added that the “ultraportable” netbook had “changed the global PC industry”. ”
Asus netbooks have won all sorts of awards as of late but not the one that really matters: the best selling netbook. Nevertheless, it’s a good day for Asus, the company that took a chance on an unproven category and made it huge.
See: Eee PC™ Is Forbes Asia’s Product of the Year for 2008