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Earlier this yr,Office 2007 Pro Key, it looked such as the netbook marketplace may well have peaked. But perhaps not….DisplaySearch,Office 2007 Enterprise, a unit of the NPD Group, found that netbooks represented 22.2 of portable computers shipped worldwide in the second calendar quarter of 2009. That;s up from 5.6 percent a yr ago, and 17.8 percent in the first quarter of this yr. The total notebook PC marketplace exceeded 38 million, according to DisplaySearch;s research.In its “Quarterly Notebook PC Shipment and Forecast Report,” Display Search also noted that Asus, the pioneer in mini-note PC (netbook) space, “has been steadily losing share because Tier 1 brands like Acer, HP,Cheap Office 2010, Dell, Lenovo and Toshiba have become increasingly aggressive in this segment.”The report notes that a number of netbook vendors are delivering pricier netbook models with bigger screens (a trend Microsoft is attempting to keep in check by limiting the screen size of netbooks that will qualify for lower-per-copy pricing for Windows 7).“In addition to many other key players in the supply chain, Microsoft indicated it is their desire to increase the ASP (average street price) of mini-notes,Office 2010 Professional, DisplaySearch reported. However, “a significant increase to the ASP of mini-notes might deter consumers that are predominantly using mini-notes as secondary PCs,” according to a DisplaySearch press release, quoting John F. Jacobs, Director of Notebook Market Research for DisplaySearch.I am skeptical that Microsoft and some of its partners; attempt to introduce a new, pricier “ultra thin” category of Windows 7 alternatives to netbooks will take hold. We;ll find out in less than two months,Microsoft Office 2007 Product Key, when Microsoft makes Windows 7 generally available and some of its PC partners introduce new Windows 7 form factors.