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...Taiwan's electronics makers thrive in anonymity, however. The relentless decline in tech hardware prices is putting pressure on the bottom line?profit margins on a Taiwan-made notebook PC, for example, have fallen by half, to 5%, over the past three years. Caught in the big squeeze, Taiwan's tech companies "can't just fly under the radar anymore," says Flint Pulskamp, an electronics analyst at consulting firm IDC in San Mateo, California. "If they're going to survive, they need to step out and get recognition for their brands...
...branding," says Ereca Chen, co-founder of Taipei-based Atelligent Global Consulting. "It's hard for them to take that first step." The companies that do sell products under their own names often stick to tiny markets or small-time campaigns. Mitac International, which manufactures a wide range of PC gear, limits its branding efforts to PDAs with built-in global-positioning systems. Asustek Computer, which sells notebooks under the Asus name, shuns expensive sports sponsorships and concentrates on advertising in PC specialty magazines to reach a geek audience. "If you compare us with HP and Dell, we still belong...
Stan Shih, who is regarded as the founding father of Taiwan's technology industry, wanted to create the first Chinese computer company known throughout the world. He succeeded?but victories in the PC business are rarely decisive. In late 2000, Shih confided to a colleague that Acer, the PC and electronics manufacturer he built into a global brand, was in deep trouble. "He told me that in the PC business, it's impossible to make a profit," recalls J.T. Wang, who became Acer's chairman and CEO in January when Shih retired...
...technofreak in me started drooling as I plowed through the instruction manual. Have you ever heard of a cordless phone that you can connect via USB to your PC? Thankfully the software was quick to set up and easy to use. In no time I was able to synch the phone's directory with Outlook, and it didn't just dump all my numbers in-the software gives you the option of just importing selected numbers...
Interactive video tutorials teach non-geeks how to set up HDTV, install a wireless home network or stream digital music from a PC to another room in the house. The Convince Me pages are geared toward the skeptical spouse. Visitors are invited to vote on which projects CNET's experts should tackle next...