Acer tells Windows it’s been seeing Linux, needs some space

June 05th, 2008 | Category: Gadgets

Filed under: Laptops

Microsoft sits alone at the cafe as Acer walks out, peering into its empty coffee cup, thinking, “I don’t need her besides.” What are we getting at? Acer VP of Marketing Gianpiero says the computer company is seeing a big future with Linux. He says the cost of Windows by Linux — particularly in its low-cost products like the Aspire One — is the biggest reason,

and offered that meta explanation: “We have shifted towards Linux considering of Microsoft. Microsoft has a lot of capability and it is going to be difficult, but we will be working tough to develop the Linux market.” It’s not you, Microsoft. It’s Acer. Really.

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