14 DAY TRIAL // At the opening of this year's Computex edition, Acer, one of the world's leading vendors of portable computer systems, took the opportunity to announce its plans for an upcoming Aspire One netbook that would be launched with Google's Android operating system. The announcement comes after the company's representatives announced, earlier this year, that Android was under testing as a possible operating system for one of their upcoming netbooks. According to Acer, users will get to see the first wave of Android-running Aspire netbooks sometime during the upcoming third quarter.
“The Android operating system offers incredibly fast wireless connection to the internet,” Jim Wong, Acer's president of IT products, told delegates of the Computex trade show. “For this reason, Acer has decided to develop Android netbooks for added convenience to our customers.”
According to Wong, who offered no specific details on said Aspire machines, Android can be a good opportunity to further increase sales of netbook systems.
Acer's line of Aspire One devices was one of the most successful product families in 2008, despite a considerable competition from other netbook vendors, including ASUS and MSI. This success level allowed the company to further diversify its netbook lineup and announce several new systems featuring the same Intel Atom platform that is currently available on a wide range of similar devices. It would appear that more Aspire One netbooks are underway to the market, as Acer plans to be among the first to introduce an Android-based portable PC.
The company's first Android-running netbook could hit store shelves by the end of this year, as the manufacturer plans to announce its first Android Aspire netbook sometime during the third quarter of 2009. ASUS has also been experimenting with Android, having already showcased a Snapdragon-powered Eee PC that runs on said operating system.