India, Aug. 7 -- The global semiconductor supply chain is notoriously unforgiving. Over the past twelve months, the broader tech industry has watched a component conundrum ripple across supply chains worldwide. PC makers scrambled for stocks of RAM, storage, and processors from both Intel and AMD. For consumers, this translates to wild price fluctuations and often vanishing inventory. Yet, amid this macroeconomic turbulence, Acer India quietly surged to the number two spot in the country's PC market in Q1 2026, capturing a formidable 21.3% market share. That is, according to research firm IDC's India Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker for the period.

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