Acer First Quarter Shipments May Be Better Than Earlier Guidance
February 10, 2012, 5:06 AM ESTBy Tim Culpan
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Acer Inc.’s shipments this quarter may be better than earlier quidance for a decline of 10 percent to 15 percent from the previous quarter with supply of hard disks being a major factor determining the result, Chairman J.T. Wang said today.
Shipments in the second quarter will be slightly better than the current period, he said. Computers using Microsoft Corp.’s new Windows 8 operating system are expected to be delivered in the third quarter, he said.
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