Touch Business Group (BG), a new mobile unit structured by Acer, which would focus on the company’s smartphone and tablet device activities. Sitting alongside Acer’s core PC Global Operations division, the new division will be headed by Jim Wong, corporate president of Acer; and Simon Hwang who has been appointed deputy president of Touch BG who is also the president of Acer’s Eten information System Business.
A number of smartphones and tablets has been unveiled by Acer, which run either Android or Windows 7. The company is the third largest PC maker, though now expects its shipments to fall by 10% from the first quarter of 2011 to the second. Hence they’re exploring other markets and obviously want to take advantage of the existing supply chain to repeat the success in the booming smartphone and tablet markets.
Being naughty, we always look for increased competition as it eventually leads to more affordable prices. icon wink Acer Touch Business Group to focus on mobile devices.
