Acer Inc.
Taiwanese multinational electronics corporation
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| 2023 | India became Acer's second-largest worldwide market, highlighting the company's significant growth and market penetration in the country. |
| 2023 | Acer established AcerPure, a new firm aimed at diversifying its business by selling home appliances in India, expanding beyond its traditional computer hardware market. |
| 2023 | Acer reported further revenue reduction to 241 billion TWD and net profit of 4.9 billion TWD, while maintaining workforce growth to 7,813 employees. |
| March 31 2023 | End of the period where Acer supplied $70.4 million worth of computer hardware to Russia, despite earlier claims of suspending business in the country. |
| 2022 | Acer experienced a slight decline in revenue to 275 billion TWD, with net profit decreasing to 5.0 billion TWD. |
| April 8 2022 | Reuters investigation reveals Acer begins supplying computer hardware to Russia, totaling at least $70.4 million through its Swiss-registered subsidiary. |
| March 28 2022 | Yale University research identifies Acer in the worst category 'Digging in' for refusing to withdraw from the Russian market during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | Acer continued strong financial performance, reaching 319 billion TWD in revenue and a substantial net profit of 10.8 billion TWD, with workforce expanding to 7,713 employees. |
| 2020 | Acer released the TravelMate P6 model, a 14-inch business laptop featuring 8 ports including 2 USB, 1 USB-C, HDMI, charging port, 3.5mm audio jack, SD reader, and Ethernet. |
| 2020 | Acer increased its revenue to 277 billion TWD, with a significant net profit rise to 6.0 billion TWD and employee count growing to 7,467. |
| 2019 | Acer reported annual revenue of 234 billion TWD with a net profit of 2.6 billion TWD and 7,240 employees for the financial year. |
| 2019 | Announced esports social platform PLANET9, aimed at providing game analytics, community-organized competitions, and social experiences. |
| 2019 | Android 10 Go was released, with some content creators demonstrating how to dual boot the Acer Iconia A500 tablet, highlighting the lightweight nature of Android Go. |
| June 18 2019 | Acer Predator sponsored Ubisoft Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Pro League Season X, becoming the official PC Monitor of Rainbow Six Pro League and Majors. |
| 2018 | Acer launched the Aspire 6 model exclusively for the Malaysian market, featuring a unique Captain America-inspired aesthetic design based on the Aspire 5 platform. |
| September 2018 | Spun off smart gadget unit GadgeTek Inc., which produces Leap Beads, smart prayer beads that track mantras and footsteps. |
| 2017 | Acer became the largest corporate shareholder of AOPEN Inc. |
| 2017 | Acer introduced the Aspire series with four main laptop models: Aspire 1, 3, 5, and 7, establishing a new lineup of consumer laptops. |
| October 2017 | Acer purchased a 66.7% majority stake in StarVR from Starbreeze. |
| 2016 | Acer acquired wireless pet camera maker Pawbo. |
| June 2016 | Acer's board approved a joint venture with Starbreeze AB to design and market StarVR Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Displays. |
| March 2016 | Acer made an equity investment in grandPad, a technology solutions provider for senior citizens. |
| September 2015 | Acer acquired GPS cycling computer brand Xplova and invested in robotics start-up company Jibo. |
| December 23 2013 | Named Jason Chen, formerly vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, as new president and CEO, effective January 1, 2014. |
| November 2013 | Chairman and CEO J.T. Wang and president Jim Wong resigned due to poor financial performance. Stan Shih took over as board chairman and interim president. |
| January 2013 | Acer officially ends production of the Aspire One netbook series due to declining sales, as consumers increasingly prefer tablets and Ultrabooks. |
| 2012 | Acer was a TOP Partner of the London Summer Olympics. |
| 2012 | Concluded the period of Aspire laptops developed with standardized modular internal design. |
| April 2012 | Acer released Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 update for the Iconia Tab A500, which in some regions was identical to the 1.031.00 leak from March. |
| July 2011 | Acer purchased iGware Inc. (formerly BroadOn) for US$320 million to create Acer Cloud and enter the cloud computing market. |
| June 2011 | Acer released the 'Acer Aspire One Happy 2' line, with potential Bluetooth functionality varying by country depending on the shipped wireless card. |
| 2010 | Acer was a worldwide TOP Partner for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. |
| 2010 | Acer was a worldwide TOP Partner for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games. |
| November 2010 | Acer launched the Aspire One Happy, a 10.1-inch netbook available with Android 2.1 and Windows 7 operating systems, featuring multiple color options including Candy pink, Lavender purple, Lime green, and Hawaii blue. |
| June 2010 | Acer releases higher-end Aspire One models featuring AMD Athlon II Neo processors and ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics controllers, available in onyx black, antique brass, and mesh black shells. |
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