Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu to increase notebook outsourcing to Taiwan makers in 2011, sources say
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Japan-based brand notebook vendors Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu are all expected to increase the ratios of outsourced notebooks to Taiwan-based ODM makers in 2011 in order to strengthen their product competitiveness, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers.
Toshiba is likely to increase the outsourcing ratio to 80-90% in 2011, as Sony will jack up the ratio to over 90%, the sources noted. Fujitsu will also raise the outsourcing ratio in 2011. Fujitsu’s ratio of outsourced notebooks will reach about 50% in 2010, the sources noted.
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