Asus says its EeePC netbooks will be more popular than the iPad.

Asus CEO Jerry Chen recently told PC Advisor that the company's EeePC netbook series will be more popular than Apple's iPad because they address personal computing. That's certainly a very bold statement given that Apple sold more than 300,000 iPad units on the first day of availability. Still, as with the iPhone and iPod Touch, the device doesn't really offer personalization. Instead, it's more suited for cloud computing.
"The tablet PC is a cloud computing device," he said, referring to the just-released iPad. "If it weren't for Apple, this market would develop a lot more slowly."

He elaborated, stating that devices like the iPad tend to store their data in the cloud. On a device similar to the Eee PC netbook series however, applications and data are stored locally on an internal HDD. He also believes that there's only a small overlap in functionality between the cloud-based device and the personal computing device.
As reported earlier, Asus plans to launch its own "cloud-based computing" tablets this June during Computex Taipei 2010. Chen said that the Windows-based version of its upcoming EeePad will hit the market first, however that launch might be delayed, depending on "market enthusiasm for tablets at that time."