This IDC Insight will examine Acer's growth in the United States from 1994 to today and the likelihood of the company fulfilling its goal of taking a top position by mid-2006. Acer, a $7 billion Taiwanese manufacturer of PCs, has ambitions to grow its market share position in the United States and become one of the top 5 vendors in the next five quarters. We will look at Acer's distribution strategy specifically with an eye to the potential success of Acer's plan of attack, as well as some challenges the PC manufacturer may face in the market.