A report from www.netbooknews.com reads: “Acer founder Stan Shih told Digtimes that tablets like Apple’s iPad and Ultrabooks, an upcoming product category aimed at competing with Apple’s Macbook Air, are a “short-term phenomena.” Shih urged companies to continue focusing on notebook computers and innovative value-added products. He feels that personal computers will continue to be driving trend for businesses and consumers....
>>>A report from www.netbooknews.com reads: “Acer founder Stan Shih told Digtimes that tablets like Apple’s iPad and Ultrabooks, an upcoming product category aimed at competing with Apple’s Macbook Air, are a “short-term phenomena.” Shih urged companies to continue focusing on notebook computers and innovative value-added products. He feels that personal computers will continue to be driving trend for businesses and consumers.
He’s not with out praise for Apple however, he does commend them for thinking outside the box! When looking at ACER’s own product line, specifically the 7? A100, he notes that consumers need a low cost option which is what ACER is best at! Shih founded Acer, then called Multitech, in 1976 along with his wife. He ran the company until his retirement in 2004.
What do you think? Are tablets and Ultrabooks a Fad? Or do you think these are the rantings of an old man?”
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http://www.netbooknews.com/32114/acer-founder-tablets-like-the-ipad-ultrabooks-are-a-fad/
