I doubt it - Asus computers have been available in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China for nearly a decade - well before they started selling in Best Buy. Asus is a household name in most of Asia, and has been for a long time.
You are missing the point. Asustek was NOT a computer manufacturer when they began sub-contracting for Dell. They moved up the value chain by taking larger and larger sub-contracts with Dell and then they came out in Asia and one fine day... they were in Best Buy.
This in an absolutely true story. Google it with the source “Forbes” and it reviews the book that was written about it. They interviewed the founder of Asustek. He literally said that Dell taught him every single detail on how to make a PC