Acer is ready to step into fierce competition in the global notebook market as rival Hewlett-Packard (HP) has kicked off price competition in some designated markets, including offering sub-US$300 models in North America, according to chairman JT Wang.
As HP is not particularly strong in the netbook and ultra-thin segments, the top notebook vendor is likely to focus its aggressive marketing campaign on mainstream models, Wang asserted.
Acer to battle HP with lower prices
Posted on Monday, November 02 2009 @ 13:26 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck