ACER, INC.; TAIWAN'S RAMPAGING DRAGON Discussion Questions 1. What accounts for Acer's outstanding start-up? What caused this company to outpace scores of other Taiwanese PC companies? 2. After such a strong decade, why did Acer's growth and profitability tumble in the late 1980's? How do you evaluate Leonard Liu's performance? 3. How effective has Shih been in rebuilding Acer in the early/mid-90? What do you think of his new business concept ("fast food" model, Uniload, Smiling Curve, etc.) and his new organization model (Client-Server, 21 in 21 etc.)? Is this a visionary framework for Acer's future competitiveness or a random series of ill-conceived top-down initiatives? 4. As Stan, what action would you take on Aspire? Should he approve its continued development? Should he allow AAC to continue to lead the project? Should Aspire become a global product? If so, who should manage the worldwide rollout