wraggster
November 18th, 2011, 23:07
Taiwanese news site Digitimes (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111116PD216.html) says these four 'old-school' PC makers have recognised they can't compete with OEMs that combine a hardware build with a tightly integrated software offer – namely Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
These end-to-end devices don't just offer a more compelling proposition to users, they're also cheaper. Amazon is offering its Kindle Fire at $199 and Barnes & Noble's Nook Simple Touch is $99. They may even end up free one day.
The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/nov/18/acer-asus-dell-android) surmises that the four exiting OEMs may be waiting for a WinPho tablet option as this would prove more attractive to the vast Microsoft-addicted enterprise market.
Although it does point out that margins are tight in Microsoft world, with Hewlett-Packard making an average profit of just $40 on each $800 PC it sells.
And there's some serious catching up to do even in this space, with Good Technology revealing last month (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/19-out-of-20-enterprise-tablets-are-ipads/015908) that 19 out of 20 enterprise tablets are iPads.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/hp-acer-asustek-and-dell-out-of-android-tablet-market/016210
These end-to-end devices don't just offer a more compelling proposition to users, they're also cheaper. Amazon is offering its Kindle Fire at $199 and Barnes & Noble's Nook Simple Touch is $99. They may even end up free one day.
The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/nov/18/acer-asus-dell-android) surmises that the four exiting OEMs may be waiting for a WinPho tablet option as this would prove more attractive to the vast Microsoft-addicted enterprise market.
Although it does point out that margins are tight in Microsoft world, with Hewlett-Packard making an average profit of just $40 on each $800 PC it sells.
And there's some serious catching up to do even in this space, with Good Technology revealing last month (http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/19-out-of-20-enterprise-tablets-are-ipads/015908) that 19 out of 20 enterprise tablets are iPads.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/hp-acer-asustek-and-dell-out-of-android-tablet-market/016210