Asus was touted as one of Microsoft’s launch partners for Windows Phone 7 in February, but the hardware maker was a no-show at this month’s official product kickoff.  Is is possible that Asus’ plans for Windows Phone 7 smartphones have been scrapped?  Not according to Forbes.

“Regarding Windows Phone 7, we haven’t yet decided yet we would like to do,” Asus Chairman Jonney Shih told Forbes.  That said, the first WP7 smartphone with an Asus logo is expected to launch in 2011.

Asus has built and sold Windows Mobile powered PDAs and smartphones for years, and continues, with partner Garmin, to offer the nuvifone M10, which runs Windows Mobile 6.5.3.