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Curse and discuss.

Does Acer have Apple envy?
Updated 07:55 pm EDT, Tue September 21, 2010

Editorial: Acer next in line of Apple imitators

Acer is well on its way to becoming the world�s largest PC manufacturer. 
And it has done that by capitalizing on the success of Windows. But now 
the company is taking aim at Apple, and it's becoming evident that it's 
the latest victim of a bipolar behavior in the tech industry whenever 
Apple is a competitor.

Earlier this month, Acer veteran Stan Shih said that Apple�s products 
are �mutant viruses� that, over time, will be overcome by competition 
that �evolves naturally� and outlasts the threat Apple�s products pose. 
He pointed to the success of Windows to prove his point. He also 
believed that Android will follow a Windows-like pattern and take out iOS.

Perhaps that�s why Acer seems ready to invest some of its cash into 
Google�s mobile platform. Recent reports suggest the PC maker will be 
offering three tablets at the beginning of next year to compete with 
Apple�s iPad. If true, they will all be powered by Android 3.0 when it�s 
made available. So far, Acer has been tight-lipped on the release of the 
products other than one model, and reports are merely rumors at this 
point. But it�s becoming clearer that the company will be delivering 
tablets sooner rather than later. And when that happens, Acer fully 
expects to compete with Apple�s iPad.

But at this point, Acer isn�t competing in the tablet space -- at all. 
And one could argue that it�s hardly a direct competitor to Apple in any 
market, including the PC space where it�s far more focused on beating HP 
than anything else. That means focusing on cheap computers and tight 
profit margins. That's seemingly at odds with challenging a company that 
prides itself on high-quality (and thus expensive) products where market 
share is an incidental worry.

And yet, Acer seems to have Apple envy. That Shih calls the company�s 
products mutant viruses seems to prove that point quite handily; it's 
afraid of something that grows faster than its own work.

Of course, Apple envy isn�t anything new in the tech space. Microsoft 
has been bashing Apple�s Mac OS X for years even at the same time as it 
was taking notes: Windows Vista was altered to match Tiger's looks, and 
the Windows 7 taskbar's hybrid shortcuts and status icons were borrowed 
from the Mac OS X Dock. Companies like Dell and HP have repeatedly 
claimed to be going their own ways with design, but systems like the 
Adamo XPS and Envy series were meant to snatch MacBook Air and MacBook 
Pro buyers, sometimes with uncannily similar looks. And the mobile space 
is littered with complaints from competitors that attempt to denigrate 
Apple�s iPhone and iPad even as they're releasing similar products of 
their own.

Acer is simply joining a long list.

But it�s a sizable (and important) addition to that list. After all, 
Acer is a major player in the industry. And when it sees Apple�s tablet, 
which is still in its infancy, as a threat tells us everything we need 
to know about Acer�s mindset -- and where it plans to go next with its 
corporate strategy.

Like so many other companies, Acer's real issue isn't that Apple is 
somehow out of control, it just doesn�t like that Apple has 
unprecedented hype for its products. The company also can�t stand that 
Apple is doing so well on so-called �viruses.� Plus, there's even a hint 
of personal jealousy: executives at these firms hate that Steve Jobs 
gets the attention and respect that he does while their management, 
however successful, isn't daring enough to get noticed. It�s a recipe 
for severe distaste.

There must be something about Apple. After all, what other company in 
the space can annoy competitors in one breath yet get them to tag along 
with another?

By Don Reisinger

On Sep 23, 12:56=A0pm, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
> =A0From Electronista:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>
> Curse and discuss.
> ...
> There must be something about Apple. After all, what other company in
> the space can annoy competitors in one breath yet get them to tag along
> with another?
>
> By Don Reisinger

It is interesting to watch the 'disruptive technology' of Apple at
work.   In Windows 7 based tablet news, there's reportedly a Youtube
video making the rounds ... probably a trial balloon? ... of an HP
tablet.

Haven't seen it myself yet, but one comment I've read on it stated
that the HP Win7 tablet took 32 seconds to boot up.   Probably worth
mentioning for Steve deMena's benefit :-)


-hh

"-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote in message 
news:9f65c855-c7f7-4a89-936f-3e2ab7396f3f@g18g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
> On Sep 23, 12:56 pm, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
>>  From Electronista:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>>
>> Curse and discuss.
>> ...
>> There must be something about Apple. After all, what other company in
>> the space can annoy competitors in one breath yet get them to tag along
>> with another?
>>
>> By Don Reisinger
>
> It is interesting to watch the 'disruptive technology' of Apple at
> work.   In Windows 7 based tablet news, there's reportedly a Youtube
> video making the rounds ... probably a trial balloon? ... of an HP
> tablet.
>
> Haven't seen it myself yet, but one comment I've read on it stated
> that the HP Win7 tablet took 32 seconds to boot up.   Probably worth
> mentioning for Steve deMena's benefit :-)

So it puzzles you why a tablet with a full blown OS takes longer 
(supposedly) to boot up cold than a tablet with a phone OS?
 

On Sep 23, 2:54=A0pm, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>
> news:9f65c855-c7f7-4a89-936f-3e2ab7396f3f@g18g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Sep 23, 12:56 pm, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
> >> =A0From Electronista:
>
> >>http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>
> >> Curse and discuss.
> >> ...
> >> There must be something about Apple. After all, what other company in
> >> the space can annoy competitors in one breath yet get them to tag alon=
g
> >> with another?
>
> >> By Don Reisinger
>
> > It is interesting to watch the 'disruptive technology' of Apple at
> > work. =A0 In Windows 7 based tablet news, there's reportedly a Youtube
> > video making the rounds ... probably a trial balloon? ... of an HP
> > tablet.
>
> > Haven't seen it myself yet, but one comment I've read on it stated
> > that the HP Win7 tablet took 32 seconds to boot up. =A0 Probably worth
> > mentioning for Steve deMena's benefit :-)
>
> So it puzzles you why a tablet with a full blown OS takes longer
> (supposedly) to boot up cold than a tablet with a phone OS?

So does it puzzle you why Windows tablets have been a failure for the
last decade?

On Sep 23, 4:27=A0pm, KDT <scarface...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sep 23, 2:54=A0pm, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:9f65c855-c7f7-4a89-936f-3e2ab7396f3f@g18g2000vbn.googlegroups.com..=
..
>
> > > On Sep 23, 12:56 pm, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
> > >> =A0From Electronista:
>
> > >>http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>
> > >> Curse and discuss.
> > >> ...
> > >> There must be something about Apple. After all, what other company i=
n
> > >> the space can annoy competitors in one breath yet get them to tag al=
ong
> > >> with another?
>
> > >> By Don Reisinger
>
> > > It is interesting to watch the 'disruptive technology' of Apple at
> > > work. =A0 In Windows 7 based tablet news, there's reportedly a Youtub=
e
> > > video making the rounds ... probably a trial balloon? ... of an HP
> > > tablet.
>
> > > Haven't seen it myself yet, but one comment I've read on it stated
> > > that the HP Win7 tablet took 32 seconds to boot up. =A0 Probably wort=
h
> > > mentioning for Steve deMena's benefit :-)
>
> > So it puzzles you why a tablet with a full blown OS takes longer
> > (supposedly) to boot up cold than a tablet with a phone OS?
>
> So does it puzzle you why Windows tablets have been a failure for the
> last decade?

Does it puzzle you why OX X has been a failure since it's release.
Windows has a larger market share of tablets than OS X has on all
hardware combined. LOL

"KDT" <scarface_74@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sep 23, 2:54 pm, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:9f65c855-c7f7-4a89-936f-3e2ab7396f3f@g18g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Sep 23, 12:56 pm, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
>> >>  From Electronista:
>>
>> >>http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>>
>> >> Curse and discuss.
>> >> ...
>> >> There must be something about Apple. After all, what other company in
>> >> the space can annoy competitors in one breath yet get them to tag 
>> >> along
>> >> with another?
>>
>> >> By Don Reisinger
>>
>> > It is interesting to watch the 'disruptive technology' of Apple at
>> > work.   In Windows 7 based tablet news, there's reportedly a Youtube
>> > video making the rounds ... probably a trial balloon? ... of an HP
>> > tablet.
>>
>> > Haven't seen it myself yet, but one comment I've read on it stated
>> > that the HP Win7 tablet took 32 seconds to boot up.   Probably worth
>> > mentioning for Steve deMena's benefit :-)
>>
>> So it puzzles you why a tablet with a full blown OS takes longer
>> (supposedly) to boot up cold than a tablet with a phone OS?
>
> So does it puzzle you why Windows tablets have been a failure for the
> last decade?

Like the Newton?


 

On Sep 23, 5:27=A0pm, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "KDT" <scarface...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:983c78e5-9020-4901-a3fb-348ced3f4305@m16g2000vbs.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sep 23, 2:54 pm, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:9f65c855-c7f7-4a89-936f-3e2ab7396f3f@g18g2000vbn.googlegroups.com.=
...
>
> >> > On Sep 23, 12:56 pm, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
> >> >> =A0From Electronista:
>
> >> >>http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>
> >> >> Curse and discuss.
> >> >> ...
> >> >> There must be something about Apple. After all, what other company =
in
> >> >> the space can annoy competitors in one breath yet get them to tag
> >> >> along
> >> >> with another?
>
> >> >> By Don Reisinger
>
> >> > It is interesting to watch the 'disruptive technology' of Apple at
> >> > work. =A0 In Windows 7 based tablet news, there's reportedly a Youtu=
be
> >> > video making the rounds ... probably a trial balloon? ... of an HP
> >> > tablet.
>
> >> > Haven't seen it myself yet, but one comment I've read on it stated
> >> > that the HP Win7 tablet took 32 seconds to boot up. =A0 Probably wor=
th
> >> > mentioning for Steve deMena's benefit :-)
>
> >> So it puzzles you why a tablet with a full blown OS takes longer
> >> (supposedly) to boot up cold than a tablet with a phone OS?
>
> > So does it puzzle you why Windows tablets have been a failure for the
> > last decade?
>
> Like the Newton?

Like worse than the Zune :-)


-hh

On 9/23/10 3:40 PM, MuahMan wrote:
>
> Does it puzzle you why OS X has been a failure since its release?
> Windows has a larger market share of tablets than OS X has on all
> hardware combined.

I corrected your grammar.

On 9/23/10 4:27 PM, Redjak wrote:

> "KDT" <scarface_74@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> So does it puzzle you why Windows tablets have been a failure for the
>> last decade?
>
> Like the Newton?

What about the Newton? Looks like you admit that Windoze tablets have 
failed big time.

"-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote in message 
news:fa5fd87b-857a-4811-97e9-7c58c6f75515@n7g2000vbo.googlegroups.com...
> On Sep 23, 5:27 pm, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> "KDT" <scarface...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:983c78e5-9020-4901-a3fb-348ced3f4305@m16g2000vbs.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Sep 23, 2:54 pm, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:9f65c855-c7f7-4a89-936f-3e2ab7396f3f@g18g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >> > On Sep 23, 12:56 pm, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
>> >> >>  From Electronista:
>>
>> >> >>http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>>
>> >> >> Curse and discuss.
>> >> >> ...
>> >> >> There must be something about Apple. After all, what other company 
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> the space can annoy competitors in one breath yet get them to tag
>> >> >> along
>> >> >> with another?
>>
>> >> >> By Don Reisinger
>>
>> >> > It is interesting to watch the 'disruptive technology' of Apple at
>> >> > work.   In Windows 7 based tablet news, there's reportedly a Youtube
>> >> > video making the rounds ... probably a trial balloon? ... of an HP
>> >> > tablet.
>>
>> >> > Haven't seen it myself yet, but one comment I've read on it stated
>> >> > that the HP Win7 tablet took 32 seconds to boot up.   Probably worth
>> >> > mentioning for Steve deMena's benefit :-)
>>
>> >> So it puzzles you why a tablet with a full blown OS takes longer
>> >> (supposedly) to boot up cold than a tablet with a phone OS?
>>
>> > So does it puzzle you why Windows tablets have been a failure for the
>> > last decade?
>>
>> Like the Newton?
>
> Like worse than the Zune :-)

The Zune is not a tablet.
 

"Chance Furlong" <T-Bone@megakatcuty.com> wrote in message 
news:wt2dnVXaj6fMSwbRnZ2dnUVZ_qydnZ2d@giganews.com...
> On 9/23/10 4:27 PM, Redjak wrote:
>
>> "KDT" <scarface_74@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> So does it puzzle you why Windows tablets have been a failure for the
>>> last decade?
>>
>> Like the Newton?
>
> What about the Newton? Looks like you admit that Windoze tablets have 
> failed big time.

I wouldn't say that.  They just haven't sold that many.  But this is a new 
year, and the iPad has redefined the tablet form.  But it's only been out 
for a few months.  Lots of competition coming,  just like with the iPhone. 

"Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
> > Like worse than the Zune :-)
>
> The Zune is not a tablet.

Nor was the Newton (it was a PDA), yet that didn't stop you from
trying to draw it into the discussion.


-hh

"-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote in message 
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> "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Like worse than the Zune :-)
>>
>> The Zune is not a tablet.
>
> Nor was the Newton (it was a PDA), yet that didn't stop you from
> trying to draw it into the discussion.

The Newton was much closer to a tablet that the Zune could ever be. Your 
desperation is showing. 

On Sep 24, 2:04=A0pm, "Redhart" <Hartle...@verizon.com> wrote:
> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>
> news:a56c721a-0b04-4ced-a324-b8233a6182fa@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com...
>
> > "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
> >> > Like worse than the Zune :-)
>
> >> The Zune is not a tablet.
>
> > Nor was the Newton (it was a PDA), yet that didn't stop you from
> > trying to draw it into the discussion.
>
> The Newton was much closer to a tablet that the Zune could ever be. Your
> desperation is showing.

Sorry, but you're still wrong: the "Tablet" was actually the Message
Pad series, circa 1993-97.


-hh

On Sep 23, 9:56=A0am, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
> =A0From Electronista:
> http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>
> Curse and discuss.
>
> Does Acer have Apple envy?
> Updated 07:55 pm EDT, Tue September 21, 2010
>
> Editorial: Acer next in line of Apple imitators
....
> Earlier this month, Acer veteran Stan Shih said that Apple=92s products
> are =93mutant viruses=94 that, over time, will be overcome by competition
> that =93evolves naturally=94 and outlasts the threat Apple=92s products p=
ose.
> He pointed to the success of Windows to prove his point. He also
> believed that Android will follow a Windows-like pattern and take out iOS=
..
....
> And yet, Acer seems to have Apple envy. That Shih calls the company=92s
> products mutant viruses seems to prove that point quite handily; it's
> afraid of something that grows faster than its own work.
....

i don't see anything to indicate that they're afraid- they want to use
it to leverage their own strengths.  here's engadget's take:

'Wow, a mutant virus? This analogy may sound like a ringing bell for
another cat fight on the playground, but Acer founder and retired
chairman Stan Shih is actually semi-praising Apple  here. Speaking at
the launch of an Acer touch-themed design competition, Shih said that
while Apple's taking the "revolution" highway to tackle the PC market,
Acer's success has always depended on its time-consuming but more
pragmatic "evolution" strategy, and it'll keep doing so to lay the
ground for the next 30 years or so. '

"-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sep 24, 2:04 pm, "Redhart" <Hartle...@verizon.com> wrote:
>> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:a56c721a-0b04-4ced-a324-b8233a6182fa@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> > Like worse than the Zune :-)
>>
>> >> The Zune is not a tablet.
>>
>> > Nor was the Newton (it was a PDA), yet that didn't stop you from
>> > trying to draw it into the discussion.
>>
>> The Newton was much closer to a tablet that the Zune could ever be. Your
>> desperation is showing.
>
> Sorry, but you're still wrong: the "Tablet" was actually the Message
> Pad series, circa 1993-97.

The Zune is not even remotely connected to a tablet. 

In article 
<77c47409-f83a-4efc-a08b-ec00e2758903@c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>,
 ed <news@atwistedweb.com> wrote:

> On Sep 23, 9:56�am, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
> > �From Electronista:
> > http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
> >
> > Curse and discuss.
> >
> > Does Acer have Apple envy?
> > Updated 07:55 pm EDT, Tue September 21, 2010
> >
> > Editorial: Acer next in line of Apple imitators
> ...
> > Earlier this month, Acer veteran Stan Shih said that Apple�s products
> > are �mutant viruses� that, over time, will be overcome by competition
> > that �evolves naturally� and outlasts the threat Apple�s products pose.
> > He pointed to the success of Windows to prove his point. He also
> > believed that Android will follow a Windows-like pattern and take out iOS.
> ...
> > And yet, Acer seems to have Apple envy. That Shih calls the company�s
> > products mutant viruses seems to prove that point quite handily; it's
> > afraid of something that grows faster than its own work.
> ...
> 
> i don't see anything to indicate that they're afraid- they want to use
> it to leverage their own strengths.

Obviously they'd _like_ to leverage their strengths, but it's not clear 
that their strengths (basically, building cheap commodity hardware 
around other people's established platforms) are immediately relevant to 
the tablet market. They pretty much have to wait around for some 
competent OS vendor to build a plausible tablet system for them (Windows 
7 and in-house Android hack jobs aren't going to cut it) and then hope 
that the tablet market ends up like the PC market rather than, say, like 
the music player market or the game console market.

Praying the winds blow back toward the the only waters you know how to 
navigate is not exactly "leveraging your strengths".

[snip]

-- 
"The game of professional investment is intolerably boring and over-exacting to
anyone who is entirely exempt from the gambling instinct; whilst he who has it
must pay to this propensity the appropriate toll." -- John Maynard Keynes

On Sep 25, 9:30=A0am, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>
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>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sep 24, 2:04 pm, "Redhart" <Hartle...@verizon.com> wrote:
> >> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:a56c721a-0b04-4ced-a324-b8233a6182fa@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com.=
...
>
> >> > "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> >> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
> >> >> > Like worse than the Zune :-)
>
> >> >> The Zune is not a tablet.
>
> >> > Nor was the Newton (it was a PDA), yet that didn't stop you from
> >> > trying to draw it into the discussion.
>
> >> The Newton was much closer to a tablet that the Zune could ever be. Yo=
ur
> >> desperation is showing.
>
> > Sorry, but you're still wrong: the "Tablet" was actually the Message
> > Pad series, circa 1993-97.
>
> The Zune is not even remotely connected to a tablet.

And nor is the Zune even remotely connected to being a success :-P


-hh

"-hh" <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sep 25, 9:30 am, "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:dd0d23f5-4337-42b7-9098-595eee9ef2fd@q26g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Sep 24, 2:04 pm, "Redhart" <Hartle...@verizon.com> wrote:
>> >> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:a56c721a-0b04-4ced-a324-b8233a6182fa@i17g2000vbq.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >> > "Redjak" <redjack...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> >> "-hh" <recscuba_goo...@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> >> > Like worse than the Zune :-)
>>
>> >> >> The Zune is not a tablet.
>>
>> >> > Nor was the Newton (it was a PDA), yet that didn't stop you from
>> >> > trying to draw it into the discussion.
>>
>> >> The Newton was much closer to a tablet that the Zune could ever be. 
>> >> Your
>> >> desperation is showing.
>>
>> > Sorry, but you're still wrong: the "Tablet" was actually the Message
>> > Pad series, circa 1993-97.
>>
>> The Zune is not even remotely connected to a tablet.
>
> And nor is the Zune even remotely connected to being a success :-P

Did I claim it was?  The Newton was not even remotely connected to being a 
success either. 

"ZnU" <znu@fake.invalid> wrote in message 
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> In article
> <77c47409-f83a-4efc-a08b-ec00e2758903@c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>,
> ed <news@atwistedweb.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sep 23, 9:56 am, Chance Furlong <T-B...@megakatcuty.com> wrote:
>> >  From Electronista:
>> > http://tinyurl.com/2em2tyo
>> >
>> > Curse and discuss.
>> >
>> > Does Acer have Apple envy?
>> > Updated 07:55 pm EDT, Tue September 21, 2010
>> >
>> > Editorial: Acer next in line of Apple imitators
>> ...
>> > Earlier this month, Acer veteran Stan Shih said that Apple�s products
>> > are �mutant viruses� that, over time, will be overcome by competition
>> > that �evolves naturally� and outlasts the threat Apple�s products pose.
>> > He pointed to the success of Windows to prove his point. He also
>> > believed that Android will follow a Windows-like pattern and take out 
>> > iOS.
>> ...
>> > And yet, Acer seems to have Apple envy. That Shih calls the company�s
>> > products mutant viruses seems to prove that point quite handily; it's
>> > afraid of something that grows faster than its own work.
>> ...
>>
>> i don't see anything to indicate that they're afraid- they want to use
>> it to leverage their own strengths.
>
> Obviously they'd _like_ to leverage their strengths, but it's not clear
> that their strengths (basically, building cheap commodity hardware
> around other people's established platforms) are immediately relevant to
> the tablet market. They pretty much have to wait around for some
> competent OS vendor to build a plausible tablet system for them (Windows
> 7 and in-house Android hack jobs aren't going to cut it) and then hope
> that the tablet market ends up like the PC market rather than, say, like
> the music player market or the game console market.
>
> Praying the winds blow back toward the the only waters you know how to
> navigate is not exactly "leveraging your strengths".

Sounds good.  Sounds like you're in a dead end job.