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Acer: sales boost from Windows 8
Acer is hoping for a sales jump at the start of the next Microsoft operating system, Windows 8 "Acer will quickly introduce a number of Windows 8 devices on the market. Which we expect this fall again a powerful boost to the sales figures," said Acer Europe head Oliver Ahrens of the Berliner Zeitung.
Acer takes on the German PC market with a share of 14.5 percent last. The Computer Group from Taiwan could rely to buck the general trend of its business: During the market, according to market researcher Gartner shrank by 6.5 percent, Acer put out a paragraph jump of nearly 27 percent. Total business with notebook and desktop computers suffers greatly from the enthusiasm of the customers for smartphones and tablet computers.
Microsoft plans to offer Windows 8, which appears in late October, a single operating system for PCs and mobile devices. This as well as the user interface for desktop and notebook was closely based on the mobile design, which is criticized by many industry observers. Also, a first glance of the EU stated already a malaise that should feel particularly experienced users due to the many changes at the surface and the operation. The Gartner estimated the approach of Microsoft with Windows 8 already risky. However, Microsoft had to take the risk if the company is in a world of advanced mobile devices would continue to play a relevant role.
Ahrens was now confident: "The control via touch-screen and a new design of Windows 8 requires the users but from some - that hurdle is overcome only once, it works very well." Ahrens was also confident that some pundits were in the swan songs tune up to the death of the PC too fast to explain given tablets and increasingly powerful smart phones the end of the PC era is premature: "The classic, powerful, secure and easily operated computer stays with us for long. course more and more people will take advantage of the Tablet PC in addition. Who efficiently create content and wants to manage and want optimal communication, which is also not pass continue on a laptop or desktop PC. And these are the most households and businesses. "
Acer uses Google for competitive system under pressure
The U.S. company Google to one report, have put the Taiwanese manufacturer Acer Android smartphones because of a planned with a different operating system under pressure. Acer have therefore canceled the idea of smartphones Cloud Mobile A800 with the operating system Aliyun, reports the Wall Street Journal. After presentation of Alibaba, the manufacturer of the popular operating system in China, Google has threatened to withdraw its Acer Android License. Acer a manager who declined to be named, had confirmed to the newspaper industry.
Although Android is a free operating system that anyone can use without manufacturer approval of Google, this is not for the additional apps like GMail, Maps, and especially access to Google's App Store Play. All this gives manufacturers only after validation by Google. Which would be open to any interested indeed free, but here Google has a means of pressuring the manufacturers. Threats of this type conform but rather a distortion of competition, like for example, was often accused of Microsoft and Intel. So had to pay Intel 1.06 billion euros in 2009 fine to the EU.
Alibaba is a major Chinese online retailer where Yahoo was involved until recently. Aliyun comes to smartphones, Haier and other Chinese manufacturers. It does not support locally installed apps, but only runs web apps - like the now set joojoo.
An Android device without the Google apps can be sold hardly except the manufacturers implemented their own solutions. Sun Fire Amazon's tablets come with its own app store. Particularly in China, there are quite a few tablets without Google Apps, which are to be installed to access alternative Chinese app stores. Also stores like Androitpit sometimes found preinstalled. All these stores carry but less than Google Apps. Buyer the slimmed devices can remedy thus, is to get the Google Apps from CustomROM circles, but retailers and manufacturers is not the way open.
Dual SIM Smartphone from Acer
Like all modern Android devices from Acer Liquid is the Gallant can access via the app on Acer Cloud. However, this service does not seem to correspond to what you would normally imagine under a cloud. According to Acer is a PC manufacturer is required on the video, music and other files. About Google Play invites you look at the Acer Cloud App downloaded on any Android device and can access this on the files on the computer - assuming that the computer is turned on. Online storage, Acer not available.
The display of the Acer Liquid Gallant has a screen size of 4.3 inches and a resolution of 960 × 540 pixels. Photos the camera shoots at 5 megapixels and LED light. The RAM will be 1 GB in size, 4 GB of flash memory. Bluetooth version 3.0 will be on board. With its size of 12.9 cm × 6.6 cm × 1 cm, the model should weigh 145 grams.
From September 2012 the manufacturer will sell the smartphone. Prices he called but not yet.
Screen with capacitive touch screen
It looks nice and is especially handy for future users of Windows 8: There can be called some functions in which you wipe from the edge into the picture in or out. For monitors with optical touch detection works not very good, since the finger always gets stuck on the type of construction remote display frame.
The 23-inch monitor is right on his broad bottom of the display frame. A movable support at the rear ensures that the screen does not tip over. Thus weaken the shoulders not prolonged touch operation, can tilt the T232HL back until it lies very flat on the desk top. Also from this perspective changes the picture quality is not significantly because Acer installed a viewing angle-stable IPS panel with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. The T232HL to come in the fourth quarter of this year for about 490 euros on the market.
Acer's profit decline
The Taiwanese computer maker Acer has released its preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2012. The net operating profit before tax increased by 213.5 percent from 138 million Taiwan dollars (4.7 million U.S. dollars) in the first quarter to 14.48 million U.S. dollars in the second. The net operating profit after tax declined in the same period from 11.2 million to 1.87 million U.S. dollars. Acer justified the decline with a one-time tax payment in the amount of 13.71 million U.S. dollars, which was to be paid in Europe.
Group sales increased compared to the second quarter of 2011 by 8.3 percent, fell from first to second quarter of 2012 but up 2.2 percent to 3.7 billion U.S. dollars. Acer said this with a slowdown in the global PC market and adverse economic conditions in different regions, which led to sagging sales. The message is clear, moreover, that Acer will begin in August and September for the launch of Windows 8 with the delivery of compatible devices. The manufacturer hopes to increased revenue for the third quarter.
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