Some of you may have heard the rumor going around that Acer is preparing to withdraw from the tablet and smartphone markets because of their poor track record. Yesterday, Acer’s founder Stan Shih spoke out in response to the rumor and says that although sales have not been up to par, it’s not time to throw in the towel just yet. Shih likens the tablet and smartphone battle to the familiar struggle they had gaining a foothold in the notebook markets, he feels that persistence will soon pay off.
Acer’s has a business model that aims to create only a couple, well thought-out and executed devices rather than flood the market with many products that might not focus on higher quality. If the Acer gains a reasonable amount of success with fewer device models, then at that point it will expand the tablet and smartphone business operations.
[via DigiTimes]