As the Internet becomes more tightly woven into everyday life, an increasing number of consumers will desire the applications and services it can provide. Current online users want access to services in more locations and situations, while many other consumers desire Internet access without the inherent complexities of PCs. |
In no small part due to more affordable prices and a hot notebook market, 2005 was a particularly good year for Asia's PC market, achieving growth rates not seen in the last five years. |
It really comes down to who's listening to audio streams today and how often. Many of us listen to radio in the car; in the long term I think that's where streaming radio is going. |
Notebooks continued to storm ahead with a solid 54 percent year-on- year growth in the first quarter. Couple that with reasonable desktop PC growth of 12 percent and you've still got yourself a healthy PC market here in Asia. |
The second quarter was still really good for them. |
There is a lot of untapped potential from a user perspective. |