Acer Dismisses Tablet Idea, Won't Go After iPad For Now
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Taiwanese tech giant Acer has confirmed today that it wont launch any tablets in 2010, preferring instead to focus on ultra portable laptops, a potentially less lucrative market but one that Acer knows like the back of its hand. The owner of popular brands Gateway, Emachine and Packard-Bell said that it won't launch a competitor to Apple's iPad although, as expected, those statements can change depending on market conditions and whether tablets turn out to be very...
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