What is the brief history of Lenovo?

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April 12, 2024 United States, Hawaii, Hanapepe 20

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Lenovo Group Limitedtrading as Lenovo (/ləˈnv/ lə-NOH-vohChinese联想pinyinLiánxiǎng), is a Chinese-American[8] multinational technology company specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer electronicspersonal computers, software, business solutions, and related services.[5] Products manufactured by the company include desktop computerslaptopstablet computerssmartphonesworkstationsserverssupercomputersdata storage devices, IT management software, and smart televisions. Its best-known brands include its ThinkPad business line of laptop computers (acquired from IBM), the IdeaPadYoga, LOQ, and Legion consumer lines of laptop computers, and the IdeaCentre, LOQ, Legion, and ThinkCentre lines of desktop computers. As of 2024, Lenovo is the world's largest personal computer vendor by unit sales.[9]


Lenovo has operations in over 60 countries,[10] and sells its products in around 180 countries.[11] It was incorporated in Hong Kong,[2] with global headquarters in Beijing, and Morrisville, North Carolina, United States.[3][4] It has research centres in Beijing, ChengduYamato (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan), Singapore, ShanghaiShenzhen, and Morrisville,[5] and also has Lenovo NEC Holdings, a joint venture with NEC that produces personal computers for the Japanese market.


 


The organizational structure of the company was established in 1985 after the Chinese New Year. It included technology, engineering, administrative, and office departments.[12] The group first attempted to import televisions but failed. It rebuilt itself as a company doing quality checks on computers. It also tried and failed to market a digital watch.[16]


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