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Acer the world’s third biggest PC Vendor?
Posted by 
Michael Walsh) on Apr 19 2007 | Tagged as: Acer, Dell, Gartner, HP, IDC
Now here’s something to celebrate.
Just read this news flash over at MLive.com that puts Acer AHEAD of Lenovo for the first time.
The title and focus of the article is about HP’s 4 point lead over Dell but the real news (for me anyway) happens a little further down:
Under IDC’s measure, China’s Lenovo Group Ltd. tied Taiwan-based Acer Inc. for third place in worldwide shipments, each achieving a 6.7 percent slice of the market. Gartner’s found Acer with a slight lead over Lenovo for the first time, garnering a 6.8 percent share compared to Lenovo’s 6.3 percent.
Wonder how long we’ll have to wait for official confirmation?
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Acer accused of being an 800 pound gorilla - and it’s great!
Posted by Michael Walsh) on Jan 19 2007 | Tagged as: Acer, Acer Ferrari, Gartner, Inquirer
As I wrote a few days ago, Acer put in an amazing performance last year, conceding third place to Lenovo but making up so much ground overall, it’s getting noticed (and not just for its Ferraris!).
So much so, that in an article over on the Inquirer, HP and Dell have been advised to look in their rear-view mirrors for Acer, an 800-pound gorilla that increased sales by 37.1 percent for the whole of 2006, according to Gartner numbers for Q4.
The same article also suggests that Acer is looking to tie up with US retail giant Best Buy to sell notebooks from February which could generate a 100 percent rise in US sales.
I wonder where we’ll be this time next year?
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