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Latest revision as of 09:13, 23 January 2025
Lenovo
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Type | Public |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Official website | https://lenovo.com/ |
Lenovo is a Chinese PC manufacturer founded originally as a state-founded branch of a research institute called Legend in 1984.[1] In 2005 they officially rebranded as Lenovo and bought the IBM computer division alongside the Thinkpad brand.[2] Today Lenovo has more than 77,000 employees and holds about a quarter of the Worldwide PC Shipments market.[3][4][5]
In 2014 the company bought Motorola Mobility from Google for around US$2.91 billion.[6]
Controversies[edit | edit source]
- Lenovo X1 Carbon
- In 2020, The Intercept made headlines showing how Chinese manufactures like Lenovo have suppliers accused of forced child labor in Uyghur regions of China.[7] The company later said it was ending relationships with these suppliers.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9310.2004.00349.x
- ↑ https://www.strategy-business.com/article/00274
- ↑ https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/about/
- ↑ https://doc.irasia.com/listco/hk/lenovo/annual/2024/esr.pdf
- ↑ https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/01-10-2024-gartner-says-worldwide-pc-shipments-increased-zero-point-three-percent-in-fourth-quarter-of-2023-but-declined-fourteen-point-eight-percent-for-the-year
- ↑ https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-completes-full-acquisition-motorola-mobility-from-google/
- ↑ https://theintercept.com/2020/08/21/school-laptops-lenovo-chromebooks-china-uyghur/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/ap-exclusive-us-faces-back-to-school-laptop-shortage/2020/08/22/13281908-e4eb-11ea-82d8-5e55d47e90ca_story.html