Acer: Expect more Android and Chromebooks, less Windows

Acer has shied away from venting its frustrations with Windows 8. The company is taking things a step further by vowing to sell more Android devices and Chromebooks.

“We are trying to grow our non-Windows business as soon as possible,” Acer president Jim Wong said in a Thursday conference call, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. “Android is very popular in smartphones and dominant in tablets…I also see a new market there for Chromebooks.”

Wong expects Android and Chromebooks to bring in 10 to 12 percent of the company’s revenue this year; that figure could rise to 30 percent next year, he added. Although Wong didn’t talk about revenue splits for last quarter, he did say that Chromebooks accounted for 3 percent of Acer’s shipments. During the second quarter, Acer posted a net loss $11.4 million, compared to a profit of about $1.9 million a year earlier.

Acer makes this Gateway-branded Android desktop. If the manufacturer has its way, Android and Chromebooks will make up a growing percentage of its business.

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