That business is tied to declines in PC shipments suffered by HP, Dell, Acer and other computer builders in calendar Q3 -- historically a productive back-to-school buying quarter.
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A. from National Chiao Tung University and completing two years of military service, Shih joined computer maker Acer.
Webaroo so far has inked a deal with computer maker Acer to load a 14-gigabyte version of the Web on laptops.
Shih's Acer has several large computer assembly plants in China, as do many of its component suppliers, most of whom manufacture in Dongguan, Guangdong province.
Acer acquired the California-based computer company in 2007 and continues to sell products under the Gateway name, particularly at big box stores like Best Buy.
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Acer America, the tenth-biggest computer firm in the U.S., says it also expects a good year.
Other computer manufactures, including Sony and Acer, say they are bound to comply with the Chinese policy.
Dell competes with personal computer manufacturers like Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Acer and Toshiba, and increasingly against IBM and others for IT services.
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At an Acer pre-Computex presentation Monday, group president Jim Wang said the computer vendor has "reinvented" itself over the past two years, engaging in "progressive design" that aims to not only satisfy users' needs but also allow them to enjoy the devices.
Acer projects sales will increase by more than 50.0% as first-time computer users in developing markets snap up the small, cheap laptops.
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