[ltp] OT: Thinkpad maybe re-branded to IdeaPad

Kelvin KAN linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:35:34 +0800


Thanks for corrections! 

To be honest I bought my T42 for believing that it was the last Thinkpad :)

-
Kelvin.

Laurent Gilson wrote:

> Hi,
>
>> Just read from some local financial news, that Lenovo may rename the  
>> Thinkpad & Thinkcenter lines acquired from IBM, to IdeaPad & IdeaCenter.
>
>
> No
>
> They created another line called IdeaPad/Center. It is targeted 
> between  the old
> thinkpad and the lenovo something-serie.
>
> => http://www.geek.com/new-from-lenovo-three-ideapad-notebooks/
>
> IMHO they are creating way to much more new lines and systems.
>
>> This is earlier than Lenovo original agreement with IBM to keep the  
>> "IBM" brand for 5 years (2004-2009)
>
>
> They got the thinkpad-logo, not the IBM-logo.
>
> cu