China Laptops: Rumors of War
Marbridge Daily reports:
Vice president Zhang Hui of Lenovo’s (0992.HK) global consumer notebook division revealed recently that the company intends to change its notebook assembly strategy, moving from the old model, in which notebooks were produced at EMS plants in Taiwan and assembled and shipped out by Lenovo, to a new model under which assembly and [...]
Acer Jumps on the Chain Store PC Retailing Bandwagon
China Tech News reports:
Chinese electronics retailer Suning is entering a strategic partnership with Acer for the computer manufacturer to bring its products to about 200 Suning stores in Chinese mainland before the end of this year.
Acer says that it will join hands with Suning to explore China’s PC market and aims to sell 150,000 Acer [...]
IDC’s Asia-Pacific PC Market Numbers
Shanghai Daily has some numbers on the Asia-Pacific PC market. The numbers don’t include Japan, which is typically broken out as a separate market.
The numbers are from IDC.
The highlights:
Big overall numbers, bigger laptop numbers
Overall sales grew 24% over the past year. Part of this growth was driven by expanding laptop sales. [...]
1.3 Billion Customers are for Suckers
Shanghai Daily reports that Dell has found a local partner to implements its retail sales strategy:
Under the deal, announced yesterday, Dell computers will be marketed in 700 Gome Electrical Appliance stores within three to five months, 70 percent of the chain’s total outlets in China, according to Gome Vice President Wang Junzhou.
There’s a quote from [...]
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