Acer applauds Windows 7 for spurring hardware sales
by Stevie Smith - Nov 27 2009, 11:50
You know, like canned laughter. Image: marcin wichary/Flickr.
Beyond Microsoft’s obvious and unsurprising bout of chest beating regarding the success of Windows 7, critical reviews of the American software giant’s latest operating system have been largely positive.
And, adding yet more weight to the platform’s gathering momentum, computer manufacturer Acer has this week openly applauded Windows 7 for helping drive its hardware sales.
According to Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci, the emergence and subsequent spread of Windows 7 should help the company register flat performance for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2009, which, while neither growing nor shrinking when compared to the preceding quarter, equates to a 25 percent year-on-year increase against Q4 of 2008.
Third quarter figures recently posted by Acer revealed a quarterly net profit of $108 million USD, which Reuters reports as a 14 percent jump compared to the same period last year.
“When we saw the features of Windows 7, we already knew that it would be good for demand,” enthused Lanci while speaking before reporters on Thursday.
Acer is not alone in tipping its corporate hat in Microsoft’s general direction, as rival hardware heavyweight Dell also experienced a sales surge directly after the operating system’s launch.
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