Although Intel is aggressively pushing MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) and its Centrino Atom platform, PC vendors still feel pessimistic about the market's future.

The increasing demand for 7- to 10-inch netbooks and declining worldwide economy impose great threats toward MID products, noted sources at PC vendors.

In addition to the above factors, Nvidia's ARM-based Tegra is also creating pressure toward MIDs.

The sources also pointed out that despite these impacts, the MID market will take off by the second half of 2009 at the soonest, instead of Intel's original goal of the first half of the year. MIDs will also face competition from smartphones, the vendors added.

Intel declined the opportunity to respond to this report.