Acer May Have Solved a Problem Jennifer Lawrence Didn't Know She Had

As the tech world grapples with one of the most high-profile data breaches in recent history -- and everybody else debates the question, "to view, or not to view?" (answer: don't view) -- a nearly-forgotten PC maker is toiling away to solve a problem that most people have barely put their mind to.

Acer became famous for pumping out low-cost notebooks at a time when people still bought computers, and got a leg up in its path to global No. 2 when it went on a $1.3 billion spending spree that included Gateway and eMachines. Then the advent of Apple's iPad, the array of cloud-based services Cupertino offers, and Acer's inability to adapt to change led the Taiwanese company to its first annual losses and a renovation of its management and strategy.