Lenovo versus ThinkPad

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Subject Author Date Lenovo versus ThinkPad doug 03-10-2006  Re: Lenovo versus ThinkPad zwsdotcom 03-10-2006  Re: Lenovo versus ThinkPad doug 03-10-2006  Re: Lenovo versus ThinkPad J. Clarke 03-10-2006  Re: Lenovo versus ThinkPad Roy Coorne 03-10-2006  Re: Lenovo versus ThinkPad Barry Watzman 03-10-2006  Re: Lenovo versus ThinkPad Roy Coorne 03-13-2006  Re: Lenovo versus ThinkPad Mikey 03-13-2006  Re: Lenovo versus ThinkPad Roy Coorne 03-13-2006

Posted by doug on March 10, 2006, 11:00 am Please log in for more thread options I'm a bit confused about the Lenovo's: http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?lang=en_US&catalogId=-840&categoryId=2035724&cgmenbr=1&langId=-1&cgrfnbr=2035724&cntrfnbr=1&storeId=10000001&cntry=840&ddkey=CategoryDisplayRedirector Is this the IBM Thinkpad?? Is this an IBM product? I would think that "thinkpad" would be a copyrighted term...very confusing...???????? Posted by zwsdotcom on March 10, 2006, 11:24 am Please log in for more thread options doug wrote: show/hide quoted text > Is this the IBM Thinkpad?? Is this an IBM product? I would think that > "thinkpad" would be a copyrighted term...very confusing...???????? IBM doesn't make PCs any more. The laptop branding was sold to Lenovo. Posted by doug on March 10, 2006, 12:25 pm Please log in for more thread options Oh okay, that explains it, thank you. Posted by J. Clarke on March 10, 2006, 12:13 pm Please log in for more thread options doug wrote: show/hide quoted text > I'm a bit confused about the Lenovo's: > http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?lang=en_US&catalogId=-840&categoryId=2035724&cgmenbr=1&langId=-1&cgrfnbr=2035724&cntrfnbr=1&storeId=10000001&cntry=840&ddkey=CategoryDisplayRedirector show/hide quoted text > > Is this the IBM Thinkpad?? Is this an IBM product? I would think that > "thinkpad" would be a copyrighted term...very confusing...???????? IBM sold their PC business to Lenovo. IIRC Lenovo doesn't own the rights to the "Thinkpad" brand name but they are licensed to use it for something like 5 years. -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) Posted by Roy Coorne on March 10, 2006, 5:53 pm Please log in for more thread options J. Clarke schrieb: show/hide quoted text > doug wrote: > >> I'm a bit confused about the Lenovo's: > http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?lang=en_US&catalogId=-840&categoryId=2035724&cgmenbr=1&langId=-1&cgrfnbr=2035724&cntrfnbr=1&storeId=10000001&cntry=840&ddkey=CategoryDisplayRedirector show/hide quoted text >> Is this the IBM Thinkpad?? Is this an IBM product? I would think that >> "thinkpad" would be a copyrighted term...very confusing...???????? > > IBM sold their PC business to Lenovo. IIRC Lenovo doesn't own the rights to > the "Thinkpad" brand name but they are licensed to use it for something > like 5 years. "IBM's multi-year agreement with Lenovo is broad-based and allows IBM to continue to provide end-to-end solutions to our clients. Lenovo is now the preferred provider of IBM-branded personal computers to our clients, and IBM will continue to provide financing and maintainance services for those PC solutions." show/hide quoted text <http://www.ibm.com/ibm/us/en/pcannouncement/> Roy Similar Threads Posted Which laptop to choose: Lenovo ThinkPad R60, Lenovo 3000 N100 or HP Compaq Business Notebook nx9420? January 17, 2007, 1:31 pm Weird Lenovo Thinkpad keyboard problem August 30, 2006, 3:12 pm Lenovo Thinkpad T61 - Operating System Installs January 31, 2008, 4:58 pm Toshiba Satellite M105 or IBM (Lenovo) Thinkpad Z61M September 15, 2006, 10:03 pm Dell Latitude E5400 vs Lenovo Thinkpad R400 July 3, 2009, 8:27 pm FS: IBM (Lenovo) Thinkpad X40 LIKE-NEW PRISTINE CONDITION (+ no bad pixels) ULTRAPORTABLE, UPGRADED, all docs, X-series $449 February 17, 2008, 5:49 pm FS: IBM (Lenovo) Thinkpad X40 LIKE-NEW PRISTINE CONDITION (+ no bad pixels) ULTRAPORTABLE, UPGRADED, all docs, X-series $340 February 22, 2008, 8:54 am FS: changed IBM (Lenovo) Thinkpad X40 LIKE-NEW PRISTINE CONDITION (+ no bad pixels) ULTRAPORTABLE, UPGRADED, all docs, X-series $449 February 18, 2008, 5:10 pm FS: CHANGED IBM (Lenovo) Thinkpad X40 NEAR-NEW PRISTINE CONDITION (+ no bad pixels) ULTRAPORTABLE, UPGRADED, all docs, X-series $299.95 February 22, 2008, 2:47 pm Athlon versus Celeron March 14, 2005, 4:08 am