Lenovo grows like topsy

Stefan Mileschin · 22nd May 2014, 07:22

Buyer of IBM knock-offs, Lenovo has been doing well at making what Big Blue could not make work, extremely profitable.

Lenovo Group which is now the world's fourth-biggest smartphone vendor, saw net profit grow 29 percent for the business year ended March, as strong smartphone sales helped shore up weak growth in China.

While many are seeing the end of smartphones, Lenovo is expanding into the area to offset a decline in its PCs to the extent that it agreed in January to buy the Motorola Mobility smartphone unit of Google for $2.9 billion.

Lenovo became a global brand in 2005 after buying the PC unit of IBM, and also bought Biggish Blue's low-end server unit for $2.3 billion as another way to combat slow PC sales.

Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing said the acquisitions would weigh on finances in the near term, but there is some concern that the trade spat between the US and China over cyber espionage on Monday will affect the acquisitions, as they are still subject to US regulatory scrutiny.

http://news.techeye.net/business/len...ows-like-topsy

22nd May 2014, 07:22	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,462	Lenovo grows like topsy Buyer of IBM knock-offs, Lenovo has been doing well at making what Big Blue could not make work, extremely profitable. Lenovo Group which is now the world's fourth-biggest smartphone vendor, saw net profit grow 29 percent for the business year ended March, as strong smartphone sales helped shore up weak growth in China. While many are seeing the end of smartphones, Lenovo is expanding into the area to offset a decline in its PCs to the extent that it agreed in January to buy the Motorola Mobility smartphone unit of Google for $2.9 billion. Lenovo became a global brand in 2005 after buying the PC unit of IBM, and also bought Biggish Blue's low-end server unit for $2.3 billion as another way to combat slow PC sales. Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing said the acquisitions would weigh on finances in the near term, but there is some concern that the trade spat between the US and China over cyber espionage on Monday will affect the acquisitions, as they are still subject to US regulatory scrutiny. http://news.techeye.net/business/len...ows-like-topsy

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