Asus
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 Headquarters in Taipei | |
Native name | 華碩電腦股份有限公司 |
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Romanized name | Huáshuò Diànnǎo Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |
| Company type | Public |
| TWSE: 2357 | |
| Industry | Computer hardware Electronics Networking hardware |
| Founded | April 2, 1989 |
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| Headquarters | Beitou District, Taipei, |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue |  NT$537.2 billion (2022)[1] |
 NT$12.9 billion (2022)[1] | |
| NT$16.8 billion (2022)[1] | |
| Total assets | NT$471 billion (2022)[1] |
| Total equity | NT$226 billion (2022)[1] |
Number of employees | 17,000[2] |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 華碩電腦股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 华硕电脑股份有限公司 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | ASUS Computer Stock-share Limited Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 華碩 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华硕 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Chinese-Eminent" Eminence of/by the Chinese people (華人之碩; 华人之硕) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ASUSTeK Computer Inc., usually referred to as Asus,[3] is a computer hardware and electronics company. It was founded in Taipei in 1989 by T.H. Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh and M.T. Liao.[4] Asus is the world's fifth-largest PC vendor by 2013 unit sales (after Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Acer).[5]
Name
[change | change source]The name Asus originates from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.[6]
Products
[change | change source]Asus' products include laptops, tablet computers, desktop computers, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers, computer monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, optical disc drives, computer networking devices, computer cases, computer components and computer cooling systems.
Republic of Gamers (ROG)
[change | change source]Republic of Gamers is a brand used by Asus since 2006, encompassing a range of computer hardware, personal computers, peripherals, and accessories oriented primarily toward PC gaming. The line includes both desktops and high-spec laptops.
Controversies
[change | change source]In September 2008, PC Pro discovered through a reader that Asus had accidentally shipped laptops that contained cracked and unlicensed software.[7]
In February 2014, a security vulnerability in the AiCloud functions on a number of Asus routers.[8]
In March 2019, Kaspersky Lab researchers disclosed a supply chain attack that affected the Asus Live.[9][10][11]
In May 2024, hardware reviewer Gamers Nexus sent a ROG Ally in for warranty repair due to a faulty thumbstick. Asus denied the warranty repair. A few days later Asus made the repair under pressure from Gamers Nexus,[12] Asus also apologised for the poor service.[13][14]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "ASUSTek Computer Inc. Annual Report 2022" (PDF). ASUSTek. 11 April 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ "About ASUS". ASUS. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ↑ "How to pronounce ASUS". video. Engadget. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ↑ "Company Profile". Official website. ASUS. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
- ↑ "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 6.9 Percent in Fourth Quarter of 2013". Gartner.com. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ "Origin of the Name 'ASUS'". ASUS website. ASUS. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
ASUS comes from the last four letters of PegASUS, the winged horse in Greek mythology that represents the inspiration of art and learning. However it is not pronounced like the "ASUS" in PegASUS,
- ↑ Collins, Barry (17 September 2008). "ASUS ships software cracker on recovery DVD". PC Pro. Dennis Publishing. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
The startling discovery was made by a PC Pro reader whose antivirus software was triggered by a key cracker for the WinRAR compression software, which was located on the recovery DVD for his ASUS laptop.
- ↑ Goodin, Dan (2014-02-17). "Dear Asus router user: You've been pwned, thanks to easily exploited flaw". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ↑ Lilly, Paul (2019-03-26). "Asus downplays reach of Live Update hack, issues a fix in latest version". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ "Asus Live Update Pushed Malware to 1 Million PCs". ExtremeTech. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ Cimpanu, Catalin. "ASUS releases fix for Live Update tool abused in ShadowHammer attack". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ van der Merwe, Julian (12 May 2024). "Asus warranty déjà vu for broken ROG Ally thumb stick — YouTuber catches Asus attempting to dodge repair request over "tiny" mark". NotebookCheck.net. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ↑ Kan, Michael (16 May 2024). "Asus Apologizes for Heavily Criticized Warranty and Return Service". PCMAG. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ↑ Thubron, Rob (17 May 2024). "Asus issues apology, promises changes after RMA and repair cost outrage". TechSpot. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
