Taiwanese computer maker Acer has urged Microsoft Corp to reconsider its planned venture into the tablet market, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Acer Chairman and Chief Executive J.T. Wang, said Microsoft’s plans to launch its own “Surface” tablet in October would be “negative for the worldwide ecosystem” in computing.<\/p>\n
Microsoft’s “Surface” tablet would enter the market in direct competition with Acer’s “Iconia” or Hewlett-Packard Co’s “TouchPad” tablets.<\/p>\n
“We have said think it over. Think twice. It will create a huge negative impact for the ecosystem and other brands may take a negative reaction. It is not something you are good at so please think twice,” Wang is quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
For the past two decades, Microsoft and personal computer makers have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship.<\/p>\n
Campbell Kan, Acer’s president for personal computer global operations, said the company was debating internally how to respond to the Surface.<\/p>\n
“If Microsoft is going to do hardware business, what should we do? Should we still rely on Microsoft, or should we find other alternatives?,” he is quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
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