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Acer snaps up Gateway

When Acer agreed on Monday to purchase the American PC maker Gateway, it wasn’t a huge surprise, since more than a few pundits would say Gateway’s acquisition has been several years overdue.

But at a $710m (£354m) purchase price, it’s a comedown for a company that in 1997 was offered $7bn to become part of Compaq (which was eventually acquired by HP).

A string of bad quarters, a revolving door into the chief executive’s office and a problems with business strategy have all led to Gateway’s end as an independent company after 22 years in business.

Source: ZDNET


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