When the first eee PC 700 launched in 2007, it was a consensus that 7-inches was not a good screen size. The industry quickly moved to 8.9-inches and then to 10.1. When everyone thought this was the sweet spot, apparently the major players are indicating that 11.6-inches might be the next industry standard.

According to this article at ChannelWeb:"...Asus President Jerry Shen considers the 10.1-inch netbook the "mainstream specification" for this year. Shen also believes that while 10.1-inch netbooks will account for 50 percent of his company's total shipments in 2009, the 11.6-inch Eee PC will account for 30 percent of the company's shipments."

The article also mention some impressive forecast for netbook sales:".. J.T. Wang, chairman of Acer [...] predicted that the netbook market will hit about 50 million units in 2010, with Acer's market share being between 40 to 50 percent."

Read the ChannelWeb article here.