[ltp] Re: IBM/Lenovo policy on Linux ThinkPad support, vs. competition

[Don Perley]

Why should they care?  As part of that deal, IBM got a sizable share of 
Lenovo (maybe 40%?)
Plus, that minority ownership of a Chinese company is the route IBM has 
to take to sell other computers in the Chinese market, so brand 
reputation is still important.


Nate Bargmann wrote:
>
> Why should IBM care?  They don't do Thinkpads anymore.  They sold that
> to Lenovo a couple of years back.
>