The dragon's dream

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Acer Inc is planning to launch a line of low-cost home PCs called the AcerASC. This device, which will have a cost ranging from $200 to $500, is a television set-top box used for receiving digital television signals. The product will marketed in Asia, where about 20% of households have PCs. According to Acer Chmn and CEO Stan Shih, the AcerASC will not include a CD-ROM or hard disk. The AcerASC does, however, have some local computing ability. Shih believes that PC technology could be exploited for home use, and that the AcerASC could be used to perform such tasks as personal banking. The AcerASC illustrates the company's strategy in developing products which Shih considers easy to use. Shih does not worry that the the low-cost AcerASC will cut into the sales of Acer's more expensive offerings.

Electronic computers, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, CATV Addressable Converters, Computer industry, Product information, Equipment and supplies, Cable television, Cover Story, Set-top boxes (Television), Company technology development, Acer Inc., Set-top internet box

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Cellular phone boom is hitting India

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India is experiencing an expanding market in the cellular telephone industry. The country has a very low telephone per person ratio of two lines per 100 inhabitants and telephone subscribers wait up to three years to get service. But the explosion in the cellular telephone market may change the market dynamics. Decentralized government controls over the telecommunications industry has created cellular service in Bombay, Delhi, Madras and Calcutta. The Indian government has issued 39 licenses in Dec 1995 to further grow the cellular market. Analysts say that demand such as that in India will cause the cellular phone market to increase between 30% and 45% in 1996, despite slow sales domestically. Big name companies in the Indian market include Reliance Telecom Ltd, NYNEX Corp and US WestBPL.

India, Market trend/market analysis, Cellular telephone equipment industry, Smart phone, Smart phones

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LCD sales boom; prices fall

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Industry experts predict that the liquid crystal display (LCD) business remains a good area, but it is getting more challenging to make money in LCDs. The Japan Ministry of International Trade and Industry indicates that the price of LCDs is decreasing even though unit sales are expanding rapidly. A 10.4-inch TFT active-matrix color display is priced between $540 and $640 in Nov 1995, a 50% drop compared to Nov 1994. In Feb 1996, the prices for LCDs had reached as low as $425. Industry experts reveal that the price erosion for LCDs is greater in the US market because Samsung Semiconductor is undercutting Japanese LCD suppliers to create its own market share. There has also been a slowdown in the expansion of laptop and notebook computers, the main market drivers.

Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Liquid crystal displays, LCD display, Corporate growth, Video monitors, Industry growth

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