We’ve seen Acer demonstrate a few of its notebooks with WiMAX modules built in, so it’s no real surprise to hear that this very company has decided to join the Open Patent Alliance (OPA), a group dedicated to offering intellectual property rights (IPR) solutions that support the development and widespread adoption of WiMAX. In fact, Acer has become the very first global PC OEM board member, and we’re told that it will help the proliferation of WiMAX technology, devices and applications around the world.If you’ll