Right place, right time: Taiwan's notebook-PC makers soar - for now
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Taiwan is set to become the biggest producer of notebook computers in the world. Some 2.6 million notebook PCs were made in Taiwan in 1995, with 1996 production expected to reach 3.88 million units, valued at $5 billion. Around 35% of the total world supply of notebooks are made in Taiwan, where low microchip prices have allowed even small companies to flourish. However, increasing standardization of components will pressure PC makers to be competitive and many Taiwanese companies may lose out to rivals in lower-cost nations, such as the Philippines.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Stuck in the future: technical limits restrain information-age appliances
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Infrastructure limitations will prevent most Asian homes from taking full advantage of the information-intensive products now becoming available. Wide- screen high-resolution televisions, video telephones, and other equipment can only operate seamlessly with broadband access of 1.5 megabits per second or more. Even Integrated Services Digital Networks, available only in some countries, is far too slow. A related story discusses Acer's decision to build a huge new facility at Subic Bay, marking a distinct change in strategy.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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