Research and Markets: Chinese White-Box and Counterfeit Netbook PCs: Current Status and Future Industry Impact

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8799d5/chinese_whitebox) has
announced the addition of the "Chinese White-box and Counterfeit Netbook PCs:
Current Status and Future Industry Impact" report to their offering.

White-box and counterfeit netbook PC companies in China have tried to take
advantage of the netbook PC market wave and push their own netbook PC products.
Until now, white-box and counterfeit netbook PC market development has been
volatile: many companies have entered this market, while at the same time many
companies have exited. This report examines the current development status of
Chinese white-box and counterfeit netbook PCs and analyzes their future impact
on the netbook PC and notebook PC industry.

List of Topics:

1. Background of Chinese white-box and counterfeit netbook PC product companies

2. Current development of Chinese white-box and counterfeit netbook PC products,
including product development, competition with branded products etc.

3. Challenges for the development of Chinese white-box and counterfeit netbook
PC products, including technology barriers, limited market volume potential,
consumer usage models and consumer expectations, and price competitiveness of
branded products

4. Near-, mid- and long-term future impact of Chinese white-box and counterfeit
netbook PC products on netbook/notebook PC brands, contract manufacturers and
component suppliers

5. Companies and organizations analyzed or mentioned in the report include:
Acer, Asus, Axus, Compal, CZCTech, FIC, Gigabyte, Great Wall, Intel, Lengda,
Lenovo, Mediatek, MSI, Quanta, Topstar, VIA

Key Topics Covered:

1. Current Development of White-box and Counterfeit Netbook PCs in China 1.1
Background 1.1.1 White-box and Counterfeit Netbook PC Market Development
Volatile 1.1.2 Chinese Government Aims to Upgrade White-box and Counterfeit
Product Industries

2. Copying the Success Model of Black-market Mobile Phones Not Easy 2.1 Key
Success Factors for Black-market Mobile Phones 2.1.1 Low-cost Strategies 2.1.2
Short Time-to-Market 2.1.3 Aggressive Attitude by Distribution Channels 2.2
Challenges for White-box and Counterfeit Netbook PCs 2.2.1 Technology Barriers
2.2.2 Potential Market Volume 2.2.3 Consumer Behavior 2.2.4 Threats from Branded
Products

3. Impact of Chinese White-box and Counterfeit Netbook PCs on Netbook/Notebook
PC Brands, Contract Manufacturers, Component Suppliers 3.1 Brands 3.1.1
Near-term Future 3.1.2 Mid-term Future 3.1.3 Long-term Future 3.2 Contract
Manufacturers 3.2.1 Near-term Future 3.2.2 Mid-term Future 3.2.3 Long-term
Future 3.3 Component Suppliers 3.3.1 Near-term Future 3.3.2 Mid-term Future
3.3.3 Long-term Future

4. Conclusion 4.1 Chinese White-box and Counterfeit Netbook PCs Cannot Fully
Copy Success Model of Black-market Mobile Phones 4.2 Impact on Netbook
PC/Notebook PC Industry Expected to Be Limited in Near-term Future; In Long-term
Future, Potential Impact on Notebook PC Contract Production

Companies Mentioned:

* Acer
* Asus
* Axus
* Compal
* CZCTech
* FIC
* Gigabyte
* Great Wall
* Intel
* Lengda
* Lenovo
* Mediatek
* MSI
* Quanta
* Topstar
* VIA

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