IBM Should Send PCs Packing
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NEW YORK - We may soon add IBM to the long, long list of companies exiting the thankless business of selling personal computers. According to a report in The New York Times, IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people
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IBM is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business. It would mark the end of an era for the company that brought the computer into the mainstream when it began selling its desktop PC to corporations and consumers in 1981.
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IBM, which pioneered the personal computer business in the 1980s, is said to be negotiating the sale of its PC unit in a move that could reshape the industry.
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This week, IBM said it is selling off most of its PC division to Lenovo, China&#39;s No. 1 PC maker. The news is likely to rattle IBM customers - but it may end up benefiting them long term.
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Firm may be facing greater difficulties than previously thought in getting hold of chips to power its high-end PCs.
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IBM is discussing selling its PC business to Lenovo Group Ltd., China's largest maker of personal computers, and at least one other potential buyer, according to The New York Times.
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PC giant also wants to be your supplier of high-end home electronics. Also: How your desktop gets bolted together.
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IBM's decision to sell its PC business to China's Lenovo Group Ltd. underscores the challenges manufacturers face in the modern PC business, even for a company synonymous with the product.
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IBM's (NYSE: IBM) deal to sell off its PC unit to China-based Lenovo may hit a snag, as U.S. federal agencies decide whether the arrangement endangers national security.
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Tech giants want to give high-performance computers more "mass market" appeal by making them easier to deploy, support and manage.
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IBM on Tuesday bolstered its storage portfolio with several new systems, including a product the vendor says packs the power of a larger system but is about the size of a couple of pizza boxes.
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IBM&#39;s expected decision to sell its US$11.5 billion PC business would mark the end of an era and dramatically reshape the systems landscape, posing both opportunities and pitfalls for solution providers.
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Company alters traditional chip configuration to pack more memory into an even smaller unit.
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Hitachi's got a notebook drive that can pack a terabyte, and Asus is going to put one in.
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IBM, whose first PC in 1981 moved personal computing out of the hobby shop and into the corporate and consumer mainstream, has put the business up for sale, people close to the negotiations said Thursday.
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The start-up delivers its pocket-size PC to U.S. shelves.
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Put it on your desk. We dare you IBM later this year plans to dish out a "desktop" blade box for small- to medium-sized businesses.â¦