SSWilson post at another forum
Gateway was acquired by Acer and Gateway Pro (business, government and such) was then sold to MPC computers.
Look
here and it says;
Gateway Fact Sheet
In October 2007, Gateway was acquired by Taiwan-based Acer Inc., and the combined entities now comprise the third-largest PC company in the world.
Look
here and it states;
Gateway Press Release
Gateway has sold its Small Business, Mid & Large Business, Government and Education operations to MPC Corporation as of October 1, 2007.
Then you can look
here to get the details of the following;
Delaware Bankruptcy Litigation
MPC Computers, LLC, formerly Gateway Computers ("Gateway, or the "Debtors"), filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on Thursday, November 6, 2008.
So our Gateway consumer notebooks are backed by Acer, a solvent company, so we should be OK.