Gianfranco Lanci

Interview: Ousted Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci Talks About His Departure

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 9, 2011 at 9:18 am PT

Lanci talks with All Things Digital about his time at Acer, his views on where the computer industry is headed and the inside story on what led to his replacement as CEO.

Fumbled Tablet Strategy Cost Acer CEO His Job, Sources Say

John Paczkowski in News on April 1, 2011 at 9:07 am PT

CEO Gianfranco Lanci’s departure from Acer yesterday was both sudden and unexpected. What precipitated it? The company line says it was his differences with the Acer’s board of directors. But over what, specifically? Evidently, Lanci grievously misjudged the impact that tablets would have on the company’s core business.

Acer Parts Ways With CEO Lanci; Chairman Wang in as Interim CEO

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 31, 2011 at 10:02 am PT

Noting that he held different views from a majority of its board, Acer said on Thursday that CEO Gianfranco Lanci had resigned, effective immediately. Company Chairman J.T. Wang will fill in as interim CEO of the Taiwanese computer maker.

Acer CEO on Why He’s Waiting on Android Tablets

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 29, 2010 at 12:22 pm PT

Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci thinks there’s plenty of room to take on the iPad with an Android tablet. Just not yet. Although Lanci is talking tough about the opportunity to rival Apple’s hit, he’s also the one who announced–then delayed–plans to release an Android tablet this year. During a half-hour sit down with Mobilized last week, Lanci talked about his company’s plans to bring Android, Windows Phone 7 and even plain old Windows to mobile devices.

Let’s Get Mobilized

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 29, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Welcome to Mobilized, the new home for everything mobile here at All Things Digital. This blog will cover the wireless world from cell phones to tablets, as well as the networks they run on (or drop calls on). In other words, all the the issues raised by having the tiny little machines with us at all times.

Acer CEO Plans to Make the iPad Look Like a Newton

John Paczkowski in News on November 29, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Two years. Three at the most. That’s how long Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci figures it will take his company to overwhelm the iPad and commandeer Apple’s early lead in the tablet PC market.

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Acer Focuses on China and Brazil

Charmian Kok and Ting-I Tsai, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Acer Inc. is poised for growth in China, a market where the Taiwan computer maker has lagged its global rivals, as it looks to emerging economies to help it leapfrog past Hewlett-Packard Co. as the world’s biggest notebook and netbook computer maker by shipments this year or next, its chief executive said Wednesday.