Netbook makers not really interested in Atom N450

Several notebook vendors have revealed that they will not take an aggressive role to launch the next generation Atom N450-based netbooks and will instead monitor Acer's schedule to lineup their launch plans.

Netbook demand in the first half of 2009 failed to reach some vendors expectations causing them to be left with a large amount of overstocked inventory and limited profits because of fierce competition. As a result these vendors have already significantly reduced their R&D and marketing budgets for netbook products.