#4 Acer and Asus get KO’ed in sales

While almost every tech company in the world is being affected by the declining computer sales. Acer and Asus were hit the hardest. The Taiwanese companies have been a cornerstone of the laptop market over the last decade, but now they have succumbed to the increasing competition. In the U.S., the companies now rank outside the top five computer manufacturers by sales volume and in the third quarter of this year, their year-over-year market share declined by over 20 percent. Both these companies heavily depended on those who buy inexpensive laptops, and with these consumers now opting for Lenovo’s and Toshiba’s even more affordable offerings leading to Acer and Asus’ fall.

Not everything is gloomy for Asus though, they are now the third largest tablet manufacturer in the world behind Apple and Samsung. Unfortunately, Acer does not share the same bright light. They only claim 2.5 percent of the market today and will probably go further down unless they find a means of fighting back.

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