Netbook shipments went through the roof in 2009

Netbooks rather than notebooks were the flavor of 2009, with sales soaring during the year. That's according to a report from DisplaySearch, which suggested that while netbook shipments grew by 103 percent year on year, regular notebooks and ultra portable sales declined. Revenues in all other sectors fell during the year but DisplaySearch believes that will change during 2010. Even that will not necessarily help because an increase in unit growth won't offset a 20 percent decline in average selling prices