ASUS Will Not Phase Out 7 and 8.9-inch Netbooks Yet

Last week Digitimes reported that, according to CEO Jerry Shen, ASUS was phasing out the 7 and 8.9-inch netbooks in favor of 10-inch models.  This surprised a lot of people because, in that same interview, Shen claimed that the $200 Eee PC was coming in 2009. Well, it turns out Digitimes was wrong (on one front).  According to ZDNet, who spoke with an ASUS rep, there are no such plans to phase out smaller netbook sizes.  They may get a “refreshment on the specifications”, but won’t go the way of the dodo.  Apparently Mr. Shen was misquoted. Hat Tip: Liliputing