"IPad is not as threat as it looks, it will not replace the personal computer," Acer's CEO asserts

Apple's tablet terminal "iPad" which has pointed out the possibility of taking out other company's tablet and incorporating the netbook market as wellHowever, in recent years, continuing to expand its share in the PC market, CEO of PC maker "Acer" finally caught up to 2nd in the world by pulling out DELL finally got "It has no serious impact as it looks, and it will not replace the traditional personal computer"I declared.

Also, I will mention about when to release a tablet terminal that will compete against the iPad.

Details are as below.
IPad impact not serious, says Acer chairman

According to this article, Acer CEO (CEO), Mr. JTWang said on the iPad "It does not have as much impact as it seems and it will not replace the conventional PC" Tablet terminals like the iPad will become a new mainstream segment in the PC market, but it is said that we will not drive out traditional personal computers etc ".

This is due to the fact that demand for netbooks that are considered most susceptible to iPad is stable in the rest of the world except for the United States and the UK, and Apple's Steve Jobs said " Wang said, "While Apple's theory may be grounded in the American market, Acer is more accurate in the global market perspective" about predicting that it will replace the PC market.

Mr. J.T. Wang speaking at the manufacturer's summit held in Taiwan.


Wang said, "Although new products (like the iPad) gather a lot of demand when they appear, consumers will eventually return to their original idea," he said further, "iPad gains attention from the IT market Because they are collecting, consumers may see only the good side and may not be able to see the actual situation. "

Then, I presented a document showing that there are many things I can not do with iPad users, and cited the use of a conventional laptop computer to do work that I can not handle "in each product yet There is a part that can not be replaced. "

Regarding the fact that Acer lowered its share in the US in the third quarter of 2010, the market expert said that the iPad is the cause, but Mr. Wang said, "Competitors cut prices for competition The main reason is that Acer did not lower the price as a countermeasure, as a result the market share declined, but we maintained the rate of return and ASP (average selling price, average selling price) " I will.

By the way, although it is about the release schedule of the tablet terminal you are interested in, "We are planning to release the tablet at a time when the related technology is not mature yet and it is expected to be the best, and Acer is not rushing to put it into the market That thing. In other words, despite releasing it after ASUS, it seems that we are steadily preparing for aiming at the top like the netbook which became the No. 1 share.