srry i missed something here... IBM sold out? to who? what about there deal with M$ for XBox 2 CPU's?
i demand answers to this!
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| Author: | Andy [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:44 pm ] |
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IBM = pwned.. whos next? |
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| Author: | wtd [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:47 pm ] |
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Ummm... IBM gladly sold their PC business, which was not very profitable. IBM continues to reign supreme in servers and chip engineering. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:52 pm ] |
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i was stating to the fact that chinese corporations are taking over american companies one by one... al though site wrote: The merged firm will have sales of about $12bn a year, as well as a five-year licence for IBM's PC brands. |
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| Author: | wtd [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:56 pm ] |
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Most computers sold in North America are manufactured either in Taiwan or on the mainland. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:01 pm ] |
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yea but thats because of the cheap labor.. but chinese corporation actually owning an american enterprise.. its pretty big |
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| Author: | zomg [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:14 pm ] |
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srry i missed something here... IBM sold out? to who? what about there deal with M$ for XBox 2 CPU's? i demand answers to this! |
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| Author: | wtd [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:28 pm ] |
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shadow master wrote: srry i missed something here... IBM sold out? to who? what about there deal with M$ for XBox 2 CPU's?
i demand answers to this! IBM sold their PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo. They didn't sell their chip-making business, server business, or software business. The XBox2 will be powered by a PowerPC chip, and IBM is still making those. |
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| Author: | zomg [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:56 pm ] |
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o ic even tho IBM wasnt making much money off pc's i never thought they, the original company that signed with M$ would do that... o well i guess we've seen the last of IBM comps |
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| Author: | wtd [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:58 pm ] |
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shadow master wrote: o ic even tho IBM wasnt making much money off pc's i never thought they, the original company that signed with M$ would do that... o well i guess we've seen the last of IBM comps
Lenovo will continue to use the IBM brand name for at least the next five years. |
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| Author: | rizzix [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:13 pm ] |
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haha its not so easy to kick a giant out of business. they have their stratergy. and ibm chips as world best. |
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| Author: | wtd [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:29 pm ] |
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rizzix wrote: haha its not so easy to kick a giant out of business.
they have their stratergy. and ibm chips as world best. They already are the world's best. Now they just need to get the rest of the world to realize it. |
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| Author: | Hikaru79 [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:22 pm ] |
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Heh, Andy. This is at least a month-old news 
They'll also still be making large computers for scientific modelling and stuff. Seems just the desktops are going to Lenovo. Something about IBM not being able to reach the Chinese market as a result of legal issues anyway (while Lenovo obviously can), so this way they can penetrate the last large untapped market they've got. |
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| Author: | wtd [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:33 pm ] |
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Hikaru79 wrote: Heh, Andy. This is at least a month-old news
They'll also still be making large computers for scientific modelling and stuff. Seems just the desktops are going to Lenovo. Something about IBM not being able to reach the Chinese market as a result of legal issues anyway (while Lenovo obviously can), so this way they can penetrate the last large untapped market they've got. Plus their PC business wasn't making them much money and brought them significant business ties to Intel and Microsoft that they didn't want, seeing as they're competing with both of those companies pretty heavily. This way Lenovo gets to bear all of those burdens and IBM still has name recognition. |
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| Author: | zomg [ Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:45 pm ] |
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yeah i guess it makes sense for then to have done all this... i guess it never clicked in that becuz IBM made PC and Chips that they were doin business with amd and intel while competing with them...ironic |
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| Author: | Andy [ Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:45 am ] |
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o shiz ur rite.. this is month old news.. oh wells lol |
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| Author: | md [ Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:46 pm ] |
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Quote: i never thought they, the original company that signed with M$ would do that...
If only it were true, Microsoft actually got it's start with the Altair 8080, created by MIPS (not the processor). All IBM did was create a pc to compete with the tens of other pcs. The reason why they took over was because they had MUCH better distribution, and marketing power. I'm sorry to say this, but Microsoft probably would have gotten just as big if it wasn't for IBM, although it may have taken longer. |
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| Author: | Leftover [ Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:01 am ] |
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Oh well, sadly, Dell still has better support. As for Lenovo taking over IBM Desktop PC sales, I'd be hella glad to finally get rid of all those P2 IBM's in our PC labs at school. Sadly, that will probably happen after this school year, which also happens to be my last year there. Sigh. |
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| Author: | wtd [ Sun Jan 23, 2005 5:48 pm ] |
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Leftover wrote: Oh well, sadly, Dell still has better support.
No, they don't. Especially overseas. IBM and Toshiba provide exactly the same service in any country they cover. Dell offers spotty support outside North America. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:35 pm ] |
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wtf... its alright for american corperation taking over chinese companies, but its hell when things go the other way around... |
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| Author: | Asok [ Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:54 am ] |
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It's simple, Pandas pwn. Pandas come from China, and by association that means China pwns. Seriously though, I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a trend. |
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| Author: | Paul [ Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:59 pm ] |
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Panda's do own. Damn I wanted to get a thinkpad too. Good quality. Guess I'll get a toshiba. |
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| Author: | Andy [ Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:07 am ] |
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wtf does that mean? thinkpads are just as good as always |
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