digitaltrends.com - 10/21/2009
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Thought the heretofore booming netbook industry was on a major upswing as price-conscious PC owners flocked to score one of the low-cost, highly portable laptops that emphasize performance over power? Guess again, as industry experts warn that the companies producing these systems and actual ...
online.wsj.com - 10/14/2009
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Acer Inc. expects to overtake Dell Inc. as
the world's second-biggest personal-computer maker by shipments sometime in...
the next two quarters, company President Gianfranco Lanci said Wednesday. Mr. Lanci said growing demand from China and elsewhere ...
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Acer Expects to Overtake Dell as PC Maker
digitimes.com - 10/21/2009
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digitimes.com —
Michael McManus, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Wednesday 21 October 2009]
The recent launch of Acer's much awaited netbook featuring...
dual-boot Android and Windows operating systems is coming amid a short-term slowdown in the netbook market. OEMs are taking a ...
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Acer Android netbook arrives during lull in netbook market
digitimes.com - 10/19/2009
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digitimes.com —
Acer has been given the highest appraised brand
value, at US$1.241 billion, of Taiwan-based global brands in...
2009, according to a top-20 list announced by the government-sponsored Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) on October 16.
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Acer rated as most valuable Taiwan brand in 2009
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Thought the heretofore booming netbook industry was on a major upswing as price-conscious PC owners flocked to score one of the low-cost, highly portable laptops that emphasize performance over power? Guess again, as industry experts warn that the companies producing these systems and actual consumers buying them may be on different wavelengths. More info at DigitalTrends. Experts Question the Future of Netbook PCs - More news at DV Hardware
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Report: Acer Android Netbook pushed back
news.cnet.com 7/28/2009 —
Is Acer backing off the idea of an Android-based Netbook?
A new report out of Taiwan, where the PC maker is based, says the production of the previously announced dual-boot Netbook with Windows XP and Android is being delayed.
(Credit: Acer)
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tgdaily.com 6/2/2009 — Taiwanese manufacturer Acer will ship a netbook in the third quarter of this year that uses the Google Android operating system, rather than Microsoft Windows.
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maximumpc.com 10/21/2009 — Surprise, surprise - Acer, the same company who not too long ago bemoaned Google's open-source Android platform as not being suitable to run netbooks, has gone ahead with just such a device anyway, even though most other vendors are content to wait for Pine Trail before releasing more netbook ...
Acer Liquid A1 is Quick on Google's Platform
maximumpc.com 11/5/2009 — While the mobile world drools over Droid, there's another smartphone that has a shot of stealing a few headlines. We're talking about Acer's upcoming Liquid A1, which is expected to ship in Europe within the next few weeks.
The Liquid A1 is the first Android-based smartphone to be built ...
Acer to launch dual-boot Android netbook
bit-tech.net 7/14/2009 — Despite initial scepticism as to its suitability, Acer is planning an August launch for a netbook which dual-boots Google's Android platform with Windows XP.
Acer's Latest Netbook Runs Both Android and Windows 7
maximumpc.com 10/14/2009 — Holy dual-platforming netbooks, Batman, have you seen Acer's revamped Aspire One D250? The netbook has developed a split personality since we last saw it and now rolls with both Google's open-source Android OS and Microsoft's closed-source Windows 7 software in 32-bit form.
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Acer to launch the dual-OS netbook in August, says paper
digitimes.com 7/13/2009 — Acer is expected to launch its previously announced dual-OS netbook, with both Windows XP and Android, in August 2009, while Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics both set to benefit from the orders, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report.
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