Acer expects double ultrabook shipments in 2Q12, improving gross margin each quarter

Acer expects double ultrabook shipments in 2Q12, improving gross margin each quarter: Acer has announced results for 2011 with operating profit turning from losses to gains in the fourth quarter of 2011, while company chairman JT Wang pointed out that gross margin will increase each quarter in the first half of 2012 with shipments of ultrabooks to also double in the second quarter.