I don't remember Lenovo being one of the Chinese vendors the IBM PC Company used. When I was working there all of the Chinese vendors were based in Taiwan.
IBM's home/consumer Aptiva line was sub-contracted to ACER. The IBM PC (the commercial line) was still manufactured/assembled in the USA. Lenovo acquired the right to use IBM's name on their PCs for 5 years after they bought the PC Company in 2005. Expiration of those rights are why Lenovo started putting their own name on their products. IBM had great technology, but their marketing & business plans for the PC Company sucked. There was always an inherent conflict between the PC Company & IBM's core business - mainframes & services. The PC Company always ended up as the red-headed step-child. On 2/13/2014 6:07 PM, John Coyle wrote:
My suspicions were aroused when IBM dropped Lenovo as their Chinese manufacturer 9couple of years ago?), and Lenovo started manufacturing and marketing under their own brand name. IBM generally has a good reason for such actions! In Australia, the law is that the retailer has responsibility for repairs to defective items - and , IMHO, a keyboard should last more than a year or so, so it was defective - 'not up to purpose' is the legal phrase, I think. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bill Sent: Friday, 14 February 2014 7:33 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Lenovo Computers A year ago, I bought my wife a Lenovo laptop. Apparently these machines aren't the best there is, but this was for very light home use, my wife does nothing with a home computer beyond a bit of web surfing. She doesn't even have a home email address. Anyway, she told me a month ago that the keyboard was faulty, and several keys didn't work. Apparently, the Lenovo warranty is one year, and the machine was off warranty by manufacture date. Eventually, I was able to get Lenovo to extend the warranty to the retail sales date, so I took it in to the shop where a bad keyboard was diagnosed. The repair depot has now decided that they have no knowledge of the computer coming in to be looked at, and now the warranty has expired. Note to self, do not EVER buy another Lenovo computer. Friends don't let friends buy Lenovo. bill
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