Acer

Acer
Basic information
Founded	1976
Legal structure	Public
Industry	Electronics
Official website	https://acer.com

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Acer Inc. is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, headquartered in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1976 and originally called Multitech, today they employs more than 7,800 people around the world, 47% of them in Taiwan.^[1]

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, Acer is the world's sixth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales.^[2]

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User Freedom
User Privacy
Business Model
Market Control

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Breach settlement (2017)

Main article: Acer settles online breach probe for $115k

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Products

Aazar
eMachines
ProPack
Gateway
Packard Bell
Pawbo
Predator
Xplova
Nitro
Acerpure

References

↑ "Staff Employment". Acer. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
↑ LoDolce, Matt; Howley, Catherine (2024-01-10). "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 0.3% in Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Declined 14.8% for the Year". Gartner. Stamford, CT.

[1] "Staff Employment". Acer. Retrieved 2025-02-05.

[2] LoDolce, Matt; Howley, Catherine (2024-01-10). "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 0.3% in Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Declined 14.8% for the Year". Gartner. Stamford, CT.

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