http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/28/acer-will-grow-gateway-get-access-to-packard-bell/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:04:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/28/acer-will-grow-gateway-get-access-to-packard-bell/comment-page-1/#comment-388899 David Mackey Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:14:45 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/28/acer-will-grow-gateway-get-access-to-packard-bell/#comment-388899 Packard Bell and Gateway - blahh. Acer - no opinion. Packard Bell and Gateway – blahh. Acer – no opinion.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/28/acer-will-grow-gateway-get-access-to-packard-bell/comment-page-1/#comment-388869 Travis Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:48:03 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/28/acer-will-grow-gateway-get-access-to-packard-bell/#comment-388869 People are fighting over the Packard Bell name? Wasn't this the copany that when you called tech support they said "what type of computer are you using.... Oh well there's your problem!" I owned a Packard Bell (well my parents did I was 10) and it was a POS - Maybe with Acer, Packard Bell and Emachines they can have the holy trinty of shit PC's. People are fighting over the Packard Bell name? Wasn’t this the copany that when you called tech support they said “what type of computer are you using…. Oh well there’s your problem!” I owned a Packard Bell (well my parents did I was 10) and it was a POS – Maybe with Acer, Packard Bell and Emachines they can have the holy trinty of shit PC’s.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/28/acer-will-grow-gateway-get-access-to-packard-bell/comment-page-1/#comment-388679 ej passeos Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:45:50 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/28/acer-will-grow-gateway-get-access-to-packard-bell/#comment-388679 Great post. What an amazing story. Don't we all remember the buzz Gateway had at one point. They owned the home pc market, and at one point were rumored to be close to merging with Dell. Gateway balked, and Dell destroyed them, while Gateway destroyed themselves with the Gateway country stores, horrible customer service, and management upheaval. Ponytailed Ted Waitt took the money and ran. What a way to eliminate a brand. I'm not convinced Acer will be able to do anything creative with Gateway. Great post.
What an amazing story. Don’t we all remember the buzz Gateway had at one point. They owned the home pc market, and at one point were rumored to be close to merging with Dell.
Gateway balked, and Dell destroyed them, while Gateway destroyed themselves with the Gateway country stores, horrible customer service, and management upheaval. Ponytailed Ted Waitt took the money and ran.
What a way to eliminate a brand.
I’m not convinced Acer will be able to do anything creative with Gateway.

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