Earlier quoted context omitted.
You sure about LG and Lenovo?
Lenovo were the OEMs for IBM's Thinkpads. LG still makes monitors for Dell, hard drives that are rebadged and I'm not sure of what else (they are a huge conglomerate)
Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?
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Re: Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?
#12Sorry to be off-topic, but can any language-nerd explain why the apostrophe is appropriate here? Is it short for "Acer is everywhere"?
Re: Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
Lenovo were the OEMs for IBM's Thinkpads. LG still makes monitors for Dell, hard drives that are rebadged and I'm not sure of what else (they are a huge conglomerate)
LG was never an ODM (sic). And they don't manufacture hard drives. Sure, they manufacture displays but so do Sharp and Philips. Also, I was under the impression that Lenovo merely acquired IBM's PC business. All the other companies are ODMs though.
I don't think the comment you're replying to claims that LG was the only manufacturer of displays, just that it has manufactured displays badged with other brands (and perhaps still does) and recently started selling them under its own name (perhaps as well, rather than instead).
Re: Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?
#14Sorry to be off-topic, but can any language-nerd explain why the apostrophe is appropriate here? Is it short for "Acer is everywhere"?
One can only assume so, because that's the only way it is correct. Not sure why it isn't just written out to remove the awkwardness.
Re: Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?
#15So _how_ exactly did it happen? It's such a typical distracted and convoluted main stream news that after reading the article my brain was like a messed up Rubik's Cube and I had to twist much just to summarize only two points: * Aggressive investment in Netbook, which is supposed to be disruptive innovation. This is fine. * Acer is free to choose low cost parts for its laptop -- this is considerably fluffier as if i…
Easy. It's not just Acer, it is Asus and MSI and possibly many more to come. And its not because they're doing something exceptional. The business of PC building has changed to their advantage because of two (harshly worded) trends: 1. Computers, even laptops, become commoditized and don't require much of R&D to design and produce. 2. The majority of PC sales are consumers' who, unlike business customers, prefer chea…
It's not just laptops - find a decent display for a desktop.
According to a Pixar presentation that I saw a couple of years ago, the disappearance of decent CRTs was a big concern for them.
Re: Acer’s Everywhere. How Did That Happen?
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Lenovo were the OEMs for IBM's Thinkpads. LG still makes monitors for Dell, hard drives that are rebadged and I'm not sure of what else (they are a huge conglomerate)
LG was never an ODM (sic). And they don't manufacture hard drives. Sure, they manufacture displays but so do Sharp and Philips. Also, I was under the impression that Lenovo merely acquired IBM's PC business. All the other companies are ODMs though.
LG does manufactures portable hard drives and has a partnership with Hitachi to manufacture internal hds. ( http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/21/lg-reveals-xd1-family-of-... )
Here is a list of Dell displays with their respective manufacturers, including LG/Philips ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_monitors )