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When Stan Shih founded computer maker Acer in 1976, he dreamed of creating a globally recognized brand. It was an ambitious vision for a start-up founded in a small Taipei apartment, but Shih, who's known as the father of Taiwan's formidable technology industry, eventually got his wish. Acer now ranks behind only industry giant Hewlett-Packard in the global notebook-PC market, with a 19% share, and is poised to overtake Dell as the second largest computer seller in the world. (Read "New Netbooks Debut at Taiwan Computer Show...
...Shih is hardly the only Taiwan businessman aspiring to make his company a household name. Capitalizing on technological shifts in mobile computing and consumer attitudes, several of the island's electronics manufacturers are beginning to steal some of the thunder of their better-known Japanese, South Korean and American rivals. Chief among them are Asustek Computer, which practically invented a category of small, inexpensive notebook computers called netbooks, and HTC, which is making a surprisingly strong showing in smart phones, a fast-growing market currently led by the Apple iPhone. (See the best inventions...
...Like scores of other Taiwan companies, HTC and Asustek have been laboring in obscurity for years as contract manufacturers, building and in some cases designing PCs, music players, cell phones, LCDs and video games on behalf of well-known brands such as Hewlett-Packard, Motorola and Apple. Taiwan's heavy concentration of contract manufacturers makes the country a high-tech powerhouse - but the business model has its limits. Because they work for others, contract manufacturers have little pricing power and don't reap the higher profit margins commanded by companies like Sony and Samsung. "There are very slim margins...
...tangy mélange of dried fish, cabbage and pumpkin, supplemented by clams and grilled-whole local catches. Omelets come filled with radish and bamboo. Subtle spring onions from nearby Yilan county inform strips of salted pepper pork. It's good, rustic stuff, harking back to when Taiwan was a farming and fishing province, not a high-tech enclave enthralled by Japanese aesthetics and American doughnuts. It's also the perfect antidote to Taiwan's indigestibly deep-fried street food and its slavishly nostalgic showcases of other Chinese regional fare. (See the top 10 food trends...
...Andy Chou, a local food researcher and TV commentator, Tseng's efforts represent "a tour of Taiwan for the tongue." Still, Tseng's foreign escapades were not all in vain. He says his next goal is to manufacture the "world's best beef jerky." That would blend right in with the country flavors of his island oasis...