JT Wang on the future with Gateway
Posted by 
Michael Walsh) on Oct 30 2007 | Tagged as: Acer, Gateway, JT Wang, Packard Bell
For anyone interested in what’s going to happen over at Gateway (and Packard Bell) now that both have been bought by Acer, there’s a pretty good interview with JT Wang, Acer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer over at Business Week.
Apart from discussing the pros and cons of the deal, the long-term strategy and the money involved, the interview also talks about the future of Gateway under the Acer umbrella and, more importantly, the future of its employees.
JT Wang said
“Gateway has good awareness, good positioning, but people consider this a company with no future. They have a team of good people who have been hanging on for many years, even with no financial support or resources. So we said there is something valuable inside. We want to keep the business. The synergies calculated don’t include laying off people.”
My first notebook was a Gateway. It had a 13″ screen back in 1995 so you can imagine how much I paid and how attached I became to it.
Personally, I’m thrilled to be linked with the company that allowed me to develop the skills I use on a daily basis today, and am delighted to hear that it will come out of this bigger and better than before.
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