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Acer Inc.
Taiwanese multinational electronics corporation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acer Inc. (/ˈeɪsər/; AY-sər) is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, headquartered in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Its products include desktop PCs, laptop PCs (clamshells, 2-in-1s, convertibles and Chromebooks), tablets, servers, storage devices, virtual reality devices, displays, smartphones, televisions and peripherals, as well as gaming PCs and accessories under its Predator brand. As of 2024,[update] Acer is the world's sixth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales.[4]
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Native name | 宏碁股份有限公司 |
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Romanized name | Hóngqí Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |
Formerly | Multitech (1976–1987) |
Company type | Public |
TWSE: 2353 | |
Industry | Electronics |
Founded | 1 August 1976; 47 years ago (1976-08-01) |
Founders | Stan Shih Carolyn Yeh Lemuel Girma |
Headquarters | , Taiwan |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 7,725[2] (2022) |
Subsidiaries | Gateway, Inc. Packard Bell eMachines (now-defunct) Escom (now-defunct) |
Website | www |
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Traditional Chinese | 宏碁股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 宏碁股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Hongqi Corporation Ltd | ||||||||||||
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In the early 2000s, Acer implemented a new business model, shifting from a manufacturer to a designer, marketer, and distributor of products, while performing production processes via contract manufacturers.[5] Currently, in addition to its core IT products business, Acer also has a new business entity that focuses on the integration of cloud services and platforms, and the development of smartphones and wearable devices with value-added IoT applications.[6]