Question: are gateway and dell the same company?
Answer: Gateway. Gateway was founded in 1985 and was one of the most successful PC companies in the US. ... 3 in US market share behind Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Dell (DELL) and had 25% of the retail PC business. But, by 2007 Gateway was in such poor shape that Acer was able to buy it for $710 million.