Asus separerar tillverkningen?

Brukar det inte bli tvärt om, att man prioriterar OEM för att inte förlora viktiga kontrakt?

Inte om detaljhandeln är mer lönsam.

Vad betyder förkortningarna oem och odm?

Har du ens läst hela artikeln?

OEM
Original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, is a term that refers to a situation in which one company purchases a manufactured product from another company and resells the product as its own, usually as a part of a larger product it sells. OEM is the company that originally manufactured the product.
källa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer

ODM
An original design manufacturer (ODM) is a company which manufactures a product which ultimately will be branded by another firm for sale. Such companies allow the brand firm to produce (either as a supplement or solely) without having to engage in the organization or running of a factory. ODMs have grown in size in recent years and many are now sufficient in size to handle production for multiple clients, often providing a large portion of overall production. A primary attribute of this business model is that the ODM owns and/or designs in-house the products that are branded by the buying firm.
källa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Design_Manufacturer