Netbook sales have been . Like a cold that just wont go away, however, netbooks have continued to sell, so PC makers continued to make them. Just this January, Asus .

That has come to a full stop now, according to the DigiTimes report. Asus CEO Jerry Shen has reportedly confirmed the end of production for Eee PC netbooksthe trailblazing netbook brand that started the whole netbook craze.

Acer also appears to have changed its mind since last November, when the company said it ; Acer has no new netbook projects planned.

I dont think anyones surprised, even though netbooks have had a great, long run. Although you could pick up one of these lightweight and portable laptops for under $300, why bother when for that price you could get an Android tablet, pair it with a keyboard, and do everything you could on a netbook? For a few more Benjamins, you could get a more powerful yet still portable Ultrabook.

Also, Windows 8 almost ensures the death of the netbooks, with its 1024-by-768-pixel screen resolution requirement. (Most netbooks have a 1024 by 600 pixels resolution on their 10-inch screens.)