Acer to acquire Gateway for $710m
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| Taiwan's leading computer seller Acer is to take over US PC maker Gateway in
| a $710m (£352m) deal.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6965520.stm
Watch the links below. Acer has become a bit of a Microsoft foe (as much as it
can afford).
Recent:
Installing Linux on Gateway systems VOID your warranty...
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| Linux is not supported, period, and no support will be provided for systems
| with Linux installed. Any software of hardware issues that arise while Linux
| is installed will not be supported by Gateway in any form.
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=533105
Related:
Acer launches new “Value Segment” notebooks
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| With a LINUX operating system and Combo drive, the notebook will be available
| at Rs. 20,999/- (excluding taxes and carry case). A variant in this series is
| also available with a 0.3 Mega-Pixel camera and is priced at Rs. 24,499/-
| (excluding taxes and carry case).
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http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressnews/acer-launches-new-value-segment-notebooks-/17/45/299409
http://tinyurl.com/3yhb6g
Acer gives mixed message on Linux line-up [in Australia]
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| The Taiwanese company came out of practically nowhere to take the mantle of
| third-largest PC vendor in the world in the first quarter of 2007. Its
| shipments for the second quarter were also impressive, up 55 percent
| worldwide, the most of any PC maker.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/Acer-gives-mixed-message-on-Linux-line-up/0,130061702,339280893,00.htm
Acer clarifies position on Linux PCs
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| On Thursday Acer contacted ZDNet.co.uk with the following statement: "At this
| moment in time Acer UK does not have a PC available with Linux pre-loaded,
| but we are looking at introducing one in the future."
|
| This appears to represent a reversal of Acer's previous statements on the
| matter, which suggested that the manufacturer had no plans to sell PCs here
| with a pre-installed open-source operating system.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39288366,00.htm?r=5
The Cheap Acer Aspire 4710 and Multimedia Aspire 5920 Gemstones Available in
the U.S
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| Acer Aspire 4710: is a budget laptop that can come with either Linux OS or
| Vista Home premium according to mobilewhack.
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http://laptopcom.blogspot.com/2007/08/cheap-acer-aspire-4710-and-multimedia.html
Acer and Ubuntu? What Acer?
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| Naaay. No demand? If so, why is Acer shipping to EMEA (Europe, the Middle
| East and Africa) at least 11 configurations with Linpus Linux instead of
| Windows?
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http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2007/07/31/15/27/12-acer-and-ubuntu-what-acer-
Acer TravelMate 5310-300508 Quick Review
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| So I opted for an Acer TravelMate 5310, in a configuration identical to this
| one -- except that it's not French (but U.S. English), and does not come with
| WinXP, but with Linpus Linux.
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http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2007/07/30/15/32/53-acer-travelmate-5310-300508-quic
http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/newsview.php?id=2170
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
|
| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
|
| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
Acer: Vista Home Basic is a lemon
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| Microsoft is effectively smuggling through a price hike for Windows
| Vista - by making the entry-level version so poor that no-one will
| want to use it. So says Jim Wong, senior veep at Acer, the world's
| number four PC maker, who told UK hack Jon Honeyball: "The new
| [Vista] experience you hear of, if you get Basic, you won't feel
| it at all. There's no [Aero] graphics, no Media Center, no
| remote control."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/27/acer_slams_vista_home_basic/
Acer revises down this year's revenue growth projection
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| Acer Inc yesterday revised downward its revenue growth to less than 40
| percent, citing a weaker-than-expected impact from the release of
| Microsoft's Vista operating system.
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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2007/06/15/2003365394
Now get a laptop for just Rs 20k!
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| Windows fanatics or those used to the MS operating system, however may be
| disappointed as it runs on a Linux operating system.
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http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jul/07acer.htm
Acer Aspire 3680 Series with Linux OS in India Only $400
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| The good part is that it is a full laptop and even its wireless
| network works well.
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http://laptopcom.blogspot.com/2007/06/acer-aspire-3680-series-with-linux-os.html
I've installed Linux, now give me my Windows refund
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| Unfortunately, due to unfair licensing practices, Windows comes
| with most computers that are purchased and most people have to payf
| or Windows whether they like it or not, even if they are looking for
| a naked machine, ie one without an operating system installed. As
| you may well know that finding a naked notebook is difficult and
| can be expensive. Because of this several complaints have been put
| to the European Union asking them to investigate. This has been
| reported in the press (see
| http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/276088_msfteu01.html). This,
| as you may have heard, is referred to as the 'Microsoft Tax'.
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http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=139627
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