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Acer CEO wants a rethink by Microsoft: FT Aug 6th 2012, 23:46 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News For Asia's tech giants, clouds before the windows Mon, Jul 23 2012 Microsoft posts quarterly loss but beats Wall Street Thu, Jul 19 2012 Instant View: Google's core Web biz strong; Microsoft succumbs to first loss Thu, Jul 19 2012 Dell CEO upbeat on China despite slowdown Tue, Jul 17 2012 Intel forecast portends weak PC sales Tue, Jul 17 2012 Analysis & Opinion The sensible hunt for manufacturing jobs A man's hand is seen on an Acer logo as he pastes a poster below at a computer mart in Taipei April 23, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Nicky Loh LONDON | Mon Aug 6, 2012 7:25pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Taiwanese computer maker Acer has urged Microsoft Corp to reconsider its planned venture into the tablet market, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Acer Chairman and Chief Executive J.T. Wang, said Microsoft's plans to launch its own "Surface" tablet in October would be "negative for the worldwide ecosystem" in computing. Microsoft's "Surface" tablet would enter the market in direct competition with Acer's "Iconia" or Hewlett-Packard Co's "TouchPad" tablets. "We have said think it over. Think twice. It will create a huge negative impact for the ecosystem and other brands may take a negative reaction. It is not something you are good at so please think twice," Wang is quoted as saying. For the past two decades, Microsoft and personal computer makers have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship. Campbell Kan, Acer's president for personal computer global operations, said the company was debating internally how to respond to the Surface. "If Microsoft is going to do hardware business, what should we do? Should we still rely on Microsoft, or should we find other alternatives?," he is quoted as saying. (Reporting by Stephen Mangan; Editing by Richard Chang) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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