Sharp Spends 1.1 Billion | Buy Toshiba PC Department

Sharp, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Group, announced yesterday that it will spend 4 billion yen (about NT$1.1 billion) to acquire Toshiba’s computer business and prepare to return to the P C market.

According to the Japanese media report, Sharp and Toshiba respectively convened a board of directors yesterday to agree to sign a computer contract for the transfer. Sharp plans to obtain 80.1% of Toshiba client solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toshiba, on October 1. Undertook Toshiba's PC sub-brand DynaBook, formally took over the Toshiba PC department's dominance.

In the past few years, the PC market turned from bad to bad. Many Japanese brands have low market share because of their high cost. They have a hard time playing and they have to withdraw from the market. However, these Japanese “signs” still have considerable value. Recently, they have changed hands again. Toshiba's rumors of reorganizing non-core businesses and intending to sell the PC sector have been long-standing. The rumored targets for sale were from Lenovo, Asustek, to yesterday's clapping of the Hon Hai Group.

Sharp originally had its own PC business. It produced and sold laptops in the name of Mebius. Later, due to poor operation, it was announced to withdraw from the market in 2010. However, after Hon Hai became the owner, Hon Hai itself has a PC foundry business. , With relevant technical capabilities, actively arranged Sharp to return to the computer market, hoping to create a new revenue source for Sharp. Sharp President Dai Zhengwu previously expressed Sharp's attempt to return to the computer market, he believes this can complement the Hon Hai Group , The greatest benefit.

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