At the end of the year Asus launched Netbook running Android

Later this year Asustek Computer will be able to launch a low-cost Netbook laptop running Google's open source Android operating system.

That is the affirmation of Samson Hu - leader of the Asus Eee PC development department - affirming in a recent interview. Accordingly, Asus has now formed a team of dedicated experts to research and develop Netbooks running the Android operating system.

According to the roadmap of this research project, at the end of this year it must produce the final result. But Mr. Hu insisted that the company has yet to make a final decision on whether to commercialize this Android Netbook product.

Android was officially launched by Google in 2007. This is considered the search giant's first step into the global mobile market. T-Mobile is the first to launch a handheld device using this operating system. Soon after, HTC, Motorola and some other manufacturers all launched products using this operating system.

Not only does Android want to appear on smartphones, but Google also wants the operating system to be available on any device that can be a mobile Internet browser, netbook or television signal converter. .

This move will certainly make Microsoft 'hot' because most of Netbook products use the company's Windows operating system. Windows is not a free operating system like Android, so if Google is determined to enter the Netbook market, Microsoft will surely face difficulties.