14 DAY TRIAL // Since HP finally said clearly and loudly that it had reconsidered its PC spin-off plans, it is only natural that other PC companies would pipe up and say what they thought about it, and Acer is definitely one of the companies that approves of the move.
Last week, we mentioned that HP had finally reached a decision as to what it will do about Leo Apotheker's decision to try and spin off the PC segment.
The final word was that the PC business was there to stay and, apparently, Acer completely approves of the choice.
“As part of HP, PSG will continue to give customers and partners the advantages of product innovation and global scale across the industry’s broadest portfolio of PCs, workstations and more,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP.
According to Digitimes, Acer's chairman J.T. Wang welcomed the news since, as he believes, HP's continued activity in the PC market will help expand Windows' market share.
Ordinarily, one would think Acer would be pleased that such a big rival on the PC market was leaving.
Then again, the company's isn't really near the first or even second spots anymore, so there is some logic in relying on HP to hold the line against the tablet and mobile onslaught, even if all this debacle won't go by without consequences.
Predictably, Apple got a mention in the report, being labeled the main reason for how PCs in general, and laptops in particular, have been either slowing down in sales or losing ground.
The iOS has obviously grown a lot over the past few years, and Android-loaded mobile devices have also gained a significant share.
Now, with even Ultrabooks proving to be rather underwhelming as far as sales are concerned, the PC industry does give the impression that it needs a united front.