Acer's traditional rivals including Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo have already announced ultrabooks with Windows 8. But Wong questioned HP's and Dell's commitment to the PC sector, saying their business preferences lie somewhere outside PCs. For Acer, the PC business is its core business, and the company doesn't fear competition. HP and Dell are focusing more on the enterprise, with PCs being a secondary business.

"Competition is the way to make users happy because everybody is trying to be innovative," Wong said.

Acer has not turned away focus from alternative operating systems such as Android and Chrome OS, which the company offers on netbooks and tablets. The lightweight operating systems are good for data access in the cloud, and the company will keep its eyes open for opportunities around the OSes.

And despite a slowdown in sales, netbooks still have some value as secondary, low-cost devices. The company isn't giving up on the product quite yet.

"We try to continuously look into these things," Wong said.