Is Acer Interested in Acquiring Fujitsu?
Is Acer Interested in Acquiring Fujitsu?
Posted 03/02/2010 at 5:06am
| by Paul Lilly
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Acer has never been shy about sharing its goals with the public. On more than one occasion, company chairman J.T. Wang has expressed lofty expectations for his company, including a desire to become the No. 1 notebook supplier by 2011 and the biggest PC vendor of them all in 2012. Standing in its way of both goals is HP, so what's the fastest way to surpass the competition?
According to some market watchers, scooping up Fujitsu would make the most sense. Acer needs to see more than 40 percent on-year growth in 2010 to start to achieve its goals, and it's fairly unlikely that will happen with some major maneuvering.
Acer shipped some 32 million notebooks in 2009, up 32 percent on-year and enough to claim 18 percent of the market. HP, meanwhile, shipped 37 million units.
Acquiring Fujitsu, says market watchers, would not only give Acer the boost it needs to become No. 1, but it's also the most likely target since Fujitsu has a strong sales presence in both Western Europe and Japan.
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