Well, ok. Reading the data here, Apple and Asus shipped about the same number of notebooks last year at 17m. This year, Asus is expected to hold the line at around 17m, while Apple shipments are predicted dropping to 13m.

I would say two things about this:

1) Except for the MacBook, it has been a year without new Apple notebooks until last week's announcement. Most of the Mac product line has been pretty crusty all year, so I imagine a lot of people have been waiting.

2) Asus ships some sub-$300 notebooks. Apple's start at $1000.

Given all that, I wouldn't say this comparison is particularly revealing.