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Article: Taiwan : Acer expects to surpass HP in global laptop PC market.
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- November 4, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
Taiwan-based Acer Inc will surpass Hewlett-Packard to become the largest player in the global laptop PC market in 2010, according to the firm's chairman Wang Jeng-tang, sources reported.
Acer expects to see netbook shipments reach 40 million units in the next year. Annual operating revenue is expected to grow by more than 70% in the next three years, and if all goes well will reach US$30 billion, added Wang, explaining that netbook sales will account for 50% of the projected operating revenue growth for the period.
If the PC market grows next year, it could be worth US$200 billion, so ...