With Acer’s global launch of the Aspire One XP netbook in August, the company stands a chance of challenging Apple for the number three market share position in the US, according to market sources.

Although Acer’s share of the US PC market increased after the acquisition of Gateway in the third quarter of 2007, the Gateway-brand’s share of the desktop market continues to drop, and Acer has continued to see limited growth, even after the launch of Blu-ray notebooks in the second quarter this year, according to the sources.

Acer aims to ship 5-7 million Aspire One XPs globally within six months of the netbook’s launch this quarter which should help the company maintain its number three rank in the worldwide notebook market, and could allow the vendor to advance to the third spot in the US, the market sources said.

The Aspire One XP will launch in the Taiwan market at the end of July during the 2008 Taipei Computer Applications Show, and in US and Europe in August

Source : digitimes.com

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