Acer involvement of the cooling performance of the Internet is facing major challenges
Acer involvement of the cooling performance of the Internet is facing major challenges
Compared to other PC manufacturers, Acer netbooks on the plight of the test is Dell Inspiron 6400 Battery particularly serious because many of its businesses are involved in such a small machine
Acer need new killer. Two years, Acer would have to rely on the Internet to promote growth. The Taiwanese company's Aspire One proved to be popular in the volume, it more than Dell to become the second largest computer maker after Hewlett-Packard.
Now the Internet has begun to cool.
According to IDC, in 2009, triple the size of the Internet, reaching 14.3 billion online this year, sales will decline 2% in 2011 will shrink even more serious.
Compared to other PC manufacturers, Acer netbooks on the plight of the test is particularly serious because many of its businesses are involved in such a small machine. According to IDC estimates, Acer occupy a quarter of the netbook market, as of June 30 in the three months ended, the Internet 4.9 billion of total sales revenue of 14%. Acer did not disclose their revenue for each product line.
Acer is facing a new problem is that it does not have strong products to replace Acer Aspire 3000 battery the Internet, while the Internet is gone. Executives mentioned the Tablet PC and want to develop e-books, although competitors have introduced new products, Acer was not very specific plan.
Alice Sen Weilian Acer Williams spokesman said: "It is still too early to say too much." He said Acer will soon talk about his strategy.
So far, Acer's financial performance is very eye-catching, though some of them have been hidden. Wednesday, Acer announced earnings in the third quarter unaudited net profit reached 5.28 billion Taiwan dollars, compared with 4.75 billion last year, an increase of 11%. The revenue from last year's 167 600 000 000 167 200 000 000 NT NT slightly reduced.
In 2008, Acer eyes on the outbreak of the netbook market, the rapid launch of Aspire One. As light weight, long battery, good design, it was commended. The natural lack of access, they can not see a good video, can not run demanding software, as the market matures, users are increasingly concerned about these shortcomings.
Acer has 34 years of age, unlike the Internet, as it is on a tablet Sony VGP-BPS8B Battery device is not the same advantages. With the iPad, Apple has received the largest share of flat-panel market. Samsung and RIM also have competitive admission. Even Dell does not show weakness, has launched Tablet PC.
Gartner analyst Fairlynn (Leslie Fiering) said: "Acer does not enter a blank market, they do not fill the vacuum."
Investors are also worried about getting to the close of Tuesday only, Acer's share price has shares in 18% this year. In contrast, Dell rose nearly 1%, Apple rose 45%.
More importantly, Acer seems to be too dependent on the consumer market, and away from the difficult but attractive to corporate customers a little bit far away, these customers require expensive services. Acer's strength in the consumer market may be a disadvantage. In the uncertain economic outlook, many people will restrain spending. Some spare cash to those Sony VGP-BPS2 Battery who will be conservative, because they will consider tablet PCs, but Acer has just absent.
According to Reuters, the world's second largest computer maker Dell in the United States on Wednesday announced that the company would invest hundreds of millions in advertising activities, in order to reverse the cheap low-end Dell computer products maker's image. Dell said the company would "invest hundreds of millions" to customers advertising products business activities. It is reported that a new round of Dell's new advertising campaign will be simultaneously released notebooks.
Dell's global customers and small and medium business marketing director Paul Henry Flanders (Paul-Henri Ferrand) said in a statement, "We will no longer be emphasized in marketing activities, the price factor." He pointed out that the company hopes a new round of advertising campaign can be focused product advantage and cost-effective. But Flanders did not specifically disclose the specific cost of Dell's global advertising campaign.
It is reported that Dell will launch a series of new products Monday, including 10-inch and smaller size tablet. Rival Apple CEO Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) has recently pointed out that "the market is about to launch 7-inch Tablet PC is doomed to fail."
Dell's global customers and small and medium business unit president Steve Felice then hit back Steve Jobs, he said, "Apple good at predicting market trends and lead the customer needs. But we are on the contrary, we Acer Aspire 4310 battery emphasize that the consumer those choices. now to predict what consumers should and should not be like anything like too early. "