Packard Bell
Dutch-based computer manufacturing subsidiary of Acer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Packard Bell Electronics, Inc. was an American computer company independently active from 1986 to 1996, now a Dutch-registered computer manufacturing brand and subsidiary of Acer Inc. The company was founded in 1986, after Israeli-American investors bought the trademark rights to the Packard Bell Corporation from Teledyne. The investors wanted to name their newly formed personal computer manufacturing company producing discount computers in the North American markets.
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Industry | Computer |
Founded | 1986; 38 years ago (1986) in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California |
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Defunct | February 2008; 16 years ago (2008-02) |
Fate | Acquired by Acer Inc. |
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In the late 1990s, Packard Bell became a subsidiary of Japanese electronics conglomerate NEC, Packard Bell NEC. In 1999, NEC stopped its North American operations and focused squarely the division on the European market, where it continued to sell PC and laptop under the Packard Bell name. In 2006, NEC divested Packard Bell, and in 2008, the brand was acquired by the Taiwanese consumer electronic firm Acer, in the aftermath of their takeover of Gateway, Inc.