Acer become first in the world

Acer becomes India‘s leading desktop vendor in Q2 2012

Acer has become the no. 1 notebook vendor in the world, with a market share of 15.35 per cent in the second quarter of 2012 worldwide. The company has re-established its presence in markets like Europe, South East Asia and other emerging countries.

In India, the company holds the second position position, with 13.4 per cent market share in the total PC market (Source: Gartner). It has also become India's leader desktop vendor during the April-June quarter of 2012 .

A number of sizeable government wins and a strong demand from K12 and education verticals has helped Acer maintain its strong position in the desktop, netbook and TFT category. The company also enjoys the pole position in the commercial desktop segment. With a strong QoQ growth of 2.7 percent in the desktop category and 5.35 percent in the netbook category, the company has retained its no. 2 position in the Indian PC market.

Harish Kohli, managing director, Acer India, said, "In spite of extreme market uncertainties and subdued consumer sentiments, we are extremely pleased to have captured the no. 2 position in the overall PC market. We aim to grow at 25% this year and make a significant penetration into categories such as consumer, retail, government, corporate and education."  

Posted By-: Sorabh Maheshwari