Notebook Makers Reportedly Giving HP the Cold Shoulder on Small Orders
Notebook Makers Reportedly Giving HP the Cold Shoulder on Small Orders
Posted 10/05/2010 at 6:51am
| by Paul Lilly
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Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, and Wistron all have a message for Hewlett-Packard (HP): Big orders or bust. According to a report in Chinese-language Commercial Times, all three Taiwan-based notebook makers are refusing to accept low-gross margin orders from HP in 2011.
The tough stance is an attempt to end the fierce price competition that has been ongoing among notebooks makers since the better part of this year, an official with Quanta said. Quanta is expected to see lower overall notebook shipments in 2011, but better profitability.
So what of HP? The OEM found greener pastures at Flextronics, which accepted the company's low-gross margin orders at quotes lower than Quanta's, the Commercial Times reports.
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axiomatic
October 06, 2010 at 12:28pm
Don't be so sure someone form those companies is not reading. With my reply you hit your target audience even though I wont reaveal which of those I work for. ;-)
Unfortunately your ire is for the businessmen and not the engineers. We engineers care... the businessmen.... yeah not so much.
titan8813
October 05, 2010 at 11:40am
ahhhhh... welcome to capitalism, Quanta, Compal, and Wistron! Don't give them what they want? They'll go somewhere else and you don't make money off them. Bet you're proud of the stance you took! Yes I just typed that knowing full well that nobody related to those companies will likely ever read it.
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