Although Acer strengthened its position in the small-form-factor (SFF) desktop PC market with the recent launch of its new AcerPower 1000, AOpen, as a player with one-year experience in the market, said it does not worry about the threat that Acer may pose.
AOpen said SFF desktop PCs are regaining their market share from notebooks currently, although notebooks erode about 6% of the desktop PC market share every year. Acer echoed predicting that SFF desktop PCs may occupy up to 30% of Acer's desktop PC sales in 2007.
AOpen rolled out its first Wintel-based mini PC in November 2005.
Article translated by Esther Lam and edited by Vyacheslav Sobolev
