See DELL force Taiwan to hand over 3% profit business notebook

On March 21st news, according to Taiwan media reports, DELL China, before Taiwan China notebook OEM manufacturers to come up with 3% of the notebook supply profit as discount return to DELL. The notebook contract manufacturers including quanta, Compal and Wistron etc..

According to DIGITIMES reports, although DELL and Taiwan notebook contract manufacturers in 2007 orders have been signed, but the Intel Santa Rosa platform extension listed product roadmap, DELL had to adjust in 2007. Meanwhile, the price of ODM between DELL and Taiwan notebook manufacturers will also be re negotiated.

The source said that if the discount problem between the notebook manufacturer and DELL to be resolved, then these notebook manufacturers in 2007 can get extra 200-300 million orders from DELL. But if you refuse to DELL's request, it will lose a large part of the order. It is reported that the gap between the two cases about 500-600 million.

In this regard, Acer chairman Wang Zhentang said that in recent years, Taiwan notebook manufacturers profit margins have bottomed out. DELL's move will have a negative impact on the notebook market in Taiwan. Compal President Chen Ruicong said that the development speed of Taiwan notebook market is higher than the industry average, suffered a decline in profits is unreasonable.

There is news that quanta has agreed to the request of DELL, but Wang Zhentang denies. The state, senior vice president of DELL products Alex Gruzen will discuss matters related to taiwan.