Asustek preparing a $200 netbook for summer

However, it's believed the computer will not have Windows because licensing costs would be too high to make that price point realistic. Instead, it's likely Asustek will load it with Android 3.0, or Google's nascent netbook-specific operating system, Chrome OS.

The pipeline

Asustek has numerous other netbooks in the pipeline, many of which do have a full version of Windows however will be priced around $500. It will introduce new features, even though, to sweeten the pot. Having fashionable computers and a cloud computing solution are some of the ideas on the table.