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Acer CEO Declares a Tablets Bubble

Posted by timothy on from the that-seems-hard-to-believe dept.

retroworks writes "According to a story in Digitimes, Acer chairman JT Wang is predicting the end of 'tablet fever.' 'Commenting on tablet PC's impact on the notebook industry, [Acer chairman JT Wang] pointed out that tablet PC fever is already starting to cool down and consumers are also being attracted by notebooks again with Intel's Ultrabooks and Microsoft's Windows 8 the major attractions.' Back to the old model then... PC and laptop sales, driven by Windows upgrades?"

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  1. Translation by CheerfulMacFanboy · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Our tablet-thingies don't sell well. Damn, even I cant remember what they are called - Convertertrons? Flippamagicals? It was something with 'Acer' ..."

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  2. Re:Fever? by jedidiah · · Score: 0, Troll

    Been there. Done that. Not impressed.

    It's still an oversized iPod.

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