International Computer Firms Hit the US Market

The Computer Software and Hardware industry has had great international influence for a very long time. Many Asian technology brands, from Korea, China and Japan, have challenged US companies for market share since the dawn of this industry. Brands such as Sony and Toshiba have released powerful, consumer favorites that have competed with similar US manufactured products on the market. Sony, a Japanese headquartered brand, has ownership over the VAIO product line.

The VAIO brand has released over twenty different types of computers that are popular from Japan to the United States. Sony has brought in an annual 18.5 billion dollars worth of sales per year. The brand is extremely popular among television and video game sales as well.

Acer is another large brand in terms of internationally based firms. The Taiwan based firm had a net income of over 500 million dollars in 2010. The firm also employs over 7500 employees world wide. Acer acquired Gateway in 2007 and soon became the parent company for the California based firm. According to Gartner's Preliminary U.S. PC Vendor Unit Shipment Estimates for 3Q11, Toshiba and Acer, two foreign firms, will be responsible for 18.5 percent of the US PC Market share. While not the leading brands in the market, both firms hold their own against large American based computer companies.

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/12/apples-share-of-u-s-pc-market-leaps-to-12-9-in-3q-2011/

http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/company