@the_leander
Part of the problem with everything being made in China is that unless you are really big like Apple you can't really stop a chinese factory from selling the same stuff to another brand. Computer companies are more and more becoming the marketing arm of Chinese Factories.
Do you have any idea how many of these Asus sold? It's really difficult to visualise a situation where they would be better than a laptop or desktop. There is a reason these things died out a couple decades ago...