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Acer’s acquisition of smartphone maker E-Ten Information Systems is set to be complete in the next few days, and Acer’s founder, Stan Shih, used the opportunity to comment on the company’s future prospects. Mr. Shih is very optimistic about Acer’s entrance into the smartphone market. He believes they [Acer] will be able to compete evenly with High Tech Computer (HTC), thanks to their worldwide network of localized channels, as well as their worldwide logistics base which the company has built up over 30 years.
Hmmm, I’ve no doubts Acer knows what they’re doing, but so far we haven’t seen a single company which could dethrone HTC. The Taiwan-based smartphone maker rules the Windows Mobile smartphone market and as far as I can tell, I don’t see any other company approaching any near their position in the next six months. Afterwards, who knows – it’s a fast pace world out there…
[Via: DigiTimes]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
