Forecasting a change in the computer market scenario in the next two decades, Stan Shih, the founder of Taiwan’s top computer-maker Acer, told the Taipei-based Commercial Times that the ‘differential response’ that the US-based personal computer makers faced amid recession is an indication that these companies will lose their dominance over the PC market.

Shih’s opinion is essentially based on the plunging sales that US-based PC makers, like Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, witnessed during the downturn; while Taiwanese OEMs ASUSTek and Acer showed impressive growth, thanks to their increasing sales of low-priced netbooks.

However, Shih refrained from commenting about the US-based Apple which, despite having a pricey range of computers, is growing and gaining substantial market share.

Noting that US-based PC makers will face difficult times in the coming years, Shih said: “The trend for low-priced computers will last for the coming years. But US computer makers just don't know how to put such products on the market... US computer brands may disappear over the next 20 years, just like what happened to US television brands.”

The seemingly boastful viewpoint of the Acer founder is largely based on Acer’s extraordinary performance in 2009 - the company surpassed Dell to become the second-ranking computer maker in the world; and, according to Digitimes, Acer appears to be on its way to beat HP to bag the top slot in 2011.