IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo (LNVGY.PK - news - people) in 2005, and with that move IBM got right out of the endpoint business entirely.

IBM公司在2005年向联想公司出售了其个人电脑部门，这样一来，IBM完全放弃了终端业务。

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Lenovo's shares tumbled recently on news that IBM had sold some of its Lenovo holding-a disposal that was long expected.

最近，当关于IBM出售其部分联想股份的新闻公布时(这是业界早就预料到的事)，联想的股价波动剧烈。

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While Lenovo-IBM PC sales are higher since the takeover, U.S. market share has declined.

虽然联想-IBM整合后的电脑销量比整合前更高，其美国市场份额却在下降。

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In a similar vein IBM will sell its personal computer business to China's Lenovo Group because IBM can make more money on things like consulting than on PCs.

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Since the merger of Lenovo and IBM PC, the company has striven to blend the two into a single culture.

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Lenovo buying IBM's Thinkpad line of computers is one such example, Geely Holding Group's recent acquisition of Swedish car maker Volvo is another.

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