Wed, May 30, 2007 - Page 12 News List

PC market in Asia, Latin America will grow: IDC

IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT Computer makers need to think hard about grabbing buyer attention because consumers have grown choosier, an analyst said

By Jason Tan and Lisa Wang  /  STAFF REPORTERS

It would take time to sell these low-priced laptops on a large scale to developing countries such as India and Afghanistan as some major issues remain, including possible unstable power supplies and software and hardware support issues, he said.

Besides, it would also be a problem to get interest from those regions to purchase such notebook computers, he added.

Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦) and Asustek Computer Inc (華碩電腦) were tapped to supply PCs for both projects.

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