Lenovo Group Limited is the largest computer manufacturing company in its home country, China. When it acquired IBM's PC operations in 2005, it broke into the international market and is currently the fourth largest PC manufacturer in the world. With its acquisition of IBM, Lenovo is now the rightful producer of the popular ThinkPad line of notebook computers.
Key Dates
- 1984: 11 engineers, led by Liu Chuanzhi, found company as Legend Group Ltd.
- 1988: Listed holding company, New Technology Developer Incorporated, incorporated in Hong Kong
- 2005: Purchases IBM's PC division for $1.27 billion, $655 million in cash and the remaining in Lenovo stock
- May 1, 2005: IBM owns 19.9% of Lenovo
- 2007: Earns Greenpeace's award for most environmentally-friendly electronics company
Does anyone know about Lenovo computers? Are they good? Bad?(1 Answer)
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Lenovo Laptops are some of the best. Lenovo is what IBM makes their laptops under. They have historically had the lowest repair rate out of any laptops. A ...
What is the relation between the IBM Personal Computer Industry and Lenovo?(1 Answer)
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Lenovo Group Limited is a Chinese-based multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures and markets desktops and notebook personal computers, workstations, servers, storage drives, IT management software, and ...
Does Lenovo have any special deals coming out soon?(1 Answer)
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The Lenovo always comes out with a good deals for the customers. They timely offer special discount price on the Desktops and PC's. The Lenovo limited warranty ...
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Fast Facts
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Stock symbol
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Annual revenue (2007)
$4.4 billion
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Founder
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Established
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Industry
Computer/hardware manufacturing
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Phone
866-458-4465
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Fax
877-411-1329
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International HQ
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U.S. HQ
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Fact:
Chairman Yang Yuanqing
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President, CEO, and Director
