IBM mulls sale of PC business
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IBM, seeking to exit an industry it helped pioneer two decades ago, hired Merrill Lynch to find a buyer for its personal-computer unit.
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Industry watchers say a report that IBM Corp. has put its once-dominant personal computer business up for sale could signal the first move in a broader consolidation destined to shrink the number of PC manufacturers by about a third over the next couple of years.
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The company that has been synonymous with the term &quot;PC&quot; since it was first created is getting out of the PC business. According to a report in the New York Times, IBM is in talks with China&#39;s largest maker
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IBM may need to do some creative deal making in order to sell PC business to China&#39;s Lenovo. By Robert Cyran, Breakingviews. LONDON (Breakingviews) - It&#39;s no surprise IBM is in talks to sell its PC business
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If Michael Dell is worried about IBM&#39;s planned sale of its PC business to Lenovo, he&#39;s not showing it. &quot;If you look at the last few years, there has been a continuing trend, not only a decline in markets, but
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IBM (IBM) said Tuesday that it would sell its PC business to Lenovo, China&#39;s No. 1 PC maker, in a $1.75 billion deal that marks the end of an era.
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IBM, which revolutionised the global computer industry when it launched its first desktop in 1981, has sold its PC business to a Chinese group in a $1.75bn (Â£900m) deal, it was confirmed today.
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I.B.M. is in discussions to sell its PC business to Lenovo, the largest maker of PC's in China - a burgeoning market that Hewlett-Packard and Dell covet.
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A US government decision to probe IBM's planned sale of its PC business to a top Chinese electronics firm reflects American concerns over China's increasing acquisition of civilian technologies that could add to its military and economic might, some analysts say.
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NEW YORK, New York, United States of America -- International Business Machines (IBM) Corp has put its computer business up for sale, the New York Times said Friday, quoting people close to negotiations.
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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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IBM has gained a crucial foothold in China by selling its PC business to Lenovo, the countryâs biggest computer maker, for $1.75 billion (Â£900 million) in cash, shares and debt.
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Perhaps it isn't quite as surprising as if Ford MotorÂ Co. suddenly decided to sell the Mustang sports car brand to Hyundai. But IBM's decision to sell its PC business to China's Lenovo Group underscores the challenges that manufacturers face in the modern PC business, even for a company synonymous with the product.
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Late Tuesday, IBM announced that it&#39;s selling its PC business to Lenovo Group Limited, the leading PC brand in China. IBM&#39;s current PC business ranks a distant third behind Dell and HP
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p2pnet.net News - IBMâs PC business is up for grabs - and the new owners could be Chinese, says the New York Times. âWhile IBM long ago ceded the lead in the personal computer market to Dell and Hewlett
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IBM's decision to sell its PC division to a China-based company prompted a range of reactions today from technology users, from disappointment to a belief that the move reflects the times and the impact of globalization.
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Speculation surrounding the sale of part of the IT company IBM today intensified as the Lenovo Group, China&#39;s leading PC brand, said negotiations with another manufacturer were at an &quot;advanced stage&quot;.