Lenovo
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]
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Type | Public |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Official website | https://lenovo.com/ |
In 2014, the company bought Motorola Mobility from Google for around US$2.91 billion.[6]
Controversies
Suppliers accused of child labor
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]
X1 Carbon series problems
The X1 Carbon series of laptops exhibits hardware durability issues and will fail to POST (Power-On Self-Test) if their WWAN Broadband card is replaced with one that is not included in Lenovo's vendor whitelist.
- Main article: Lenovo X1 Carbon
References
- ↑ "Sequential learning in a Chinese spin-off: the case of Lenovo Group Limited" - onlinelibrary.wiley.com - accessed 2025-02-01
- ↑ "Lenovo Goes Global" - strategy-business.com - accessed 2025-02-01
- ↑ "About Lenovo" - lenovo.com - accessed 2025-02-01
- ↑ "2023/24 Environmental, Social and Governance Report" - doc.irasia.com - accessed 2025-02-01
- ↑ "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Increased 0.3% in Fourth Quarter of 2023 but Declined 14.8% for the Year" - gartner.com - 2025-02-01
- ↑ "Lenovo Completes Acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google" - news.lenovo.com - accessed 2025-02-01
- ↑ "Kids may be using laptops made with forced labor this fall" - theintercept.com - accessed 2025-02-01
- ↑ "U.S. faces back-to-school laptop shortage" - washingtonpost.com - accessed 2025-02-01