Firms with R & D capability, such as Acer, Mitac and Modern, all entered a state of "battle readiness" a couple of years ago, but the even more numerous small and mid-sized companies, lacking that capability, were frantic with anxiety.
因此，有開發能力的業者，如宏、神通、麥登……，都早在一、二年前就進入「備戰狀態」；但更多沒有研發能力的中小型廠商，卻眼看著搶搭不上這班「資訊特快車」而著急不已。