Talk:Lenovo/Archive 1

Products
Just because Lenovo launched the _60 line, doesn't mean the 40 series doesn't exist. IBM still actively sells the T42, T43, among others. Whom ever did that didn't do any research.

Olympic Game
Lenovo is also an Olympic Game Sponsor. Maybe talk a little bit on that?

Old talk

 * There is also a stub page Lenovo. That information should be incorporated here and Lenovo redirected to Lenovo Group.  cbm 09:17, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Claiming Lenovo taken advantage of China's high tariffs on foreign brands is obviously unfair,because most of so called foreign brands goods are made within China now,and as you know, for attracting foreign investment, Chinese government promoting a policy which taxing the foreign invested or joint venture companies at a lower rate, we should say the foreign brands taking advantage of domestic ones in this case. of coz it's another story when it comes to IMPORT tariffs, but how many goods sold in China right now are really foreign made? so I modified the "foreign brands" to be "imports". 39degN 19:17, 3 May 2005 (UTC)


 * When did IBM ever have a "virtual monopoly" on personal computers? They had a monopoly on the "PC" architecture for a brief while, but there were many other architectures in those early days...and by the time the PC gained control of the market, IBM had lost most of its marketshare to the clonses, as far as I know. 24.161.108.255 00:17, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * IBM did have a virtual monopoly on personal computers. But they lost in an antitrust case in which they were accused of monopoly. I remember that as having been taken around 1995. (Wikimachine 04:51, 17 April 2006 (UTC))

Overview
I made some changes that are more accurate on the history of Lenovo I deleted the Linux and battery story as I don't see how that should be the primary focus on Lenovo as both are minor instances in the 25+ year history of Lenovo

I also changed it to reflect how it become the #1 vendor in China as it has 1000+ stores all over China were people can directly buy Lenovo products (kinda like the Apple stores in the US)

Also Lenovo is not a Chinese company but it is an international company traded in Hong Kong with corporate HDQ in US

Lenovo487 17:26, 27 March 2007 (UTC)lenovo487

Competition
Alienware does compete with Lenovo in the business market. You should probably see the front page of www.alienware.com before making such a claim.

I think that the competitors chapter is stating the obvious.

Proposal: in order to make Wikipedia more professional, let's delete the sectino on competitors. (Wikimachine 13:47, 20 May 2006 (UTC))

Viral Ads
3 Viral Ads, sometimes grouped into one, are floating around. They show a laptop displaying a hologram of a man, a kind of thruster system to make the laptop float in midair after a fall, and a shield that senses falling liquid and auto-deploys itself. The ads, especialy the one with the hologram, seem to good to be true. What is the protocol for adding this intel to the article?

Ads: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCLMdXrBbNs&search=lenovo Matteboy2001 02:11, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
 * There is no protocol for adding advertising. Wikipedia isn't here for free advertising. SchmuckyTheCat 02:46, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
 * This isn't about advertising, but about potentially fake videos showing unreal or military-grade technology like balancing air thrusters and 3D holographic recording/projection.

Inclusion of these microscopic details is not useful and contains little or no scholarly merit. The article has already been tagged as suffering from potential recentism. pogo 21:29, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Time-line
The timeline is copypasted straight from the Lenovo site, and is hardly NPOV. I'm not really sure should it be completely removed or heavily edited? 128.214.91.101 06:00, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No-one commented so I modified the time line a bit, but it still needs work. It's also full of unverified claims, I'll begin looking into them as time allows. -Aryoc 08:17, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Contrary to the claim in the first paragraph, Lenovo was still the ninth largest PC manufacturer in 2004. Although the intent to purchase IBM PCD was announced, the transaction did not occur until May 2005. Only then did Lenovo become the 3rd largest PC manufacturer.
 * You're quite right, I changed it. You could've changed it right away, too. --Aryoc 07:18, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

No negatives about the company? it looks like a marketing piece from Lenovo. How about the fact that the company is partially owned by the Chinese government? negative or positive depending on your view...but you would think it would be an important bit of info.

A lot of the timeline is unrelated to Lenovo. Why would I want to know * 1981: International Business Machines introduces the IBM Personal Computer, built by the IBM Entry Systems Division, in Boca Raton, Florida.

* 1984: IBM introduces its first portable computer, the IBM Portable PC, weighing 30 pounds. When I come to read an article about Lenovo??? 129.170.66.218 (talk) 22:39, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Outdated information
Alot of the information needs to be rewritten or restructured. It is headquarted in Raleigh. However major principal office is in Beijing. It is still a Chinese mainland company even though if it is registered in HK.--Visik 03:05, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

The time-line needs to be totally rewritten or scrapped. If it is a company stub, it should have relevant up to date information. Too much historical information can convulate the wiki article. --Visik 03:21, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Subtleties of Ownership
The statement that the Chinese government "effectively" owns 30.5% of Lenovo is a misleading oversimplification. Since the government (though the Academy of Sciences) has a controlling interest in Legend Holdings, they can vote every single share of Legend's Lenovo stock. Also, IBM's shares are non-voting. So equitywise, the government only owns 30.5%, but they effectively control the company. --Isaac R 20:27, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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Removed section on "PRC Involvement Scandal" as was unable to find any information to substantiate it, nor was there any references quoted. Stupid Conspiracy Theorists —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.222.8.12 (talk) 14:16, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Percent of IBM Ownership
The percent noted in the article is from 2005, not too long after the sale. We cannot assume this has stayed constant; can anyone find any updated statistics on this matter? Perhaps a percentage-wise breakdown would be helpful, as is implemented in many other corporate-themed articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.222.111.77 (talk) 22:18, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Timeline and IBM PCD?
I assume PCD stands for PC Division, although this isn't clear in the article. Assuming that's the case, I'm quite sure any PC Division did not exist at the introduction of the PC. IBM was originally hesitant to develop and sell the PC, because they were worried that sales would cut into their lucrative server/mainframe business. This timeline has the flavor of a Chinese pamphlet translated into English-- it would be much better to find another, more complete and perhaps more objective source on the history of IBM's "PC Division" and its transfer to Lenovo Cuvtixo (talk) 13:29, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Marketing section attacking Dell claims?
I am not certain the Marketing section should remain. It seems to be a description of a dispute with Dell rather than something that needs to be in a Lenovo article. It is also rather dated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aussiejohn (talk • contribs) 06:05, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the proposal was move. JPG-GR (talk) 22:52, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Lenovo Group → Lenovo — Brand is Lenovo. Article should be moved accordingly, just as the article for Microsoft is located at Microsoft not Microsoft Corporation. — Voidvector (talk) 13:44, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

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Hebrew translation of company's name
I believe there was no significance of putting the Hebrew version of the company's name, since the company has no considerable presence in Israel. If Hebrew had been kept, then the name in other languages (Japanese, Indian, etc.) should have also been added into it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rickyiskandar (talk • contribs) 10:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

NPOV?
The first part of this sentence seems inappropriate for Wikipedia: Lenovo is one of the best computer manufacturers in the world, it has sponsered the 2008 Beijing olympic Games. --Hans (talk) 03:06, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Reviews
How about a section on the quality reviews? It should be balanced, but I don't know if they are regarded as quality boxes or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.83.176.121 (talk) 16:45, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

The info regarding Lenovo contributions of the Chinese "Great Firewall" should be added
There should be a section that adds their direct involvement in the censorship of the internet in China. Hence the reason the Chinese holds the controlling share of the company.

On top of that they are planning the largest marketing campaign anybody has seen to start shortly with their Ipad and Iphone knock off.

Savethefatman (talk) 19:07, 20 June 2011 (UTC)


 * It seems that you are intent on POV pushing. Wikipedia is not an appropriate forum for advocacy. Intermittentgardener (talk) 10:10, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Conflict of interest disclosure
An important point of disclosure: I work at the behest of Lenovo and I am paid for my work. I would appreciate it very much if other editors would review my work and adopt my edits when they find them superior. Please contact me on my talk page if you have any questions. LenovoMan1967 (talk) 13:31, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Wearables
The section on wearables incorrectly states that the Smartband is currently offered for sale. While it is featured on our website, it is only now just starting production and is not yet available to consumers. I have also made some smaller edits to tighten the text. Here is how the new text would read:

Rumors that Lenovo was developing a wearable device were confirmed in October 2014 after the company submitted a regulatory filing to the Federal Communications Commission. The device, branded a "Smartband," has a battery life of seven days. It has an optical heart-rate monitor and can be used to track distance and time spent running and calories burned. It can also notify the user of incoming calls and texts. It can also unlock computers without the use of a password. Lenovo posted information on the Smartband on its website without a formal product announcement.

Thanks.LenovoMan1967 (talk) 13:59, 5 December 2014 (UTC)


 * I would say go ahead and make that change. Kendall-K1 (talk) 14:42, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Recent controversy regarding the installation of adware to new computers
I think this is probably worth a mention. http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/02/19/lenovo-caught-installing-adware-new-computers/ — Preceding unsigned February 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes, could someone working on the page please see about fitting in a section on any of the applicable: Swordfish malware/ injecting ads/ backdoor vulnerability/ etc?

Thanks, regards, Rui &#39;&#39;Gabriel&#39;&#39; Correia (talk) 16:07, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * http://www.zdnet.com/article/malware-found-in-lenovo-software-package/
 * http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Yoga-Flex-Laptops-and/Pre-installed-Superfish-Visual-Discovery-on-Lenovo-Flex-2-15/td-p/1896989
 * http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-accused-of-pushing-superfish-self-signed-mitm-proxy/
 * Done. Just a small start to the article. Hammersbach (talk) 17:34, 19 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Hammersbach. I edit easily on languages, peoples, history, etc, but I feel like a 'fraud' writing about ICTs. So your help is appreciated. Rui &#39;&#39;Gabriel&#39;&#39; Correia (talk) 18:42, 19 February 2015 (UTC)


 * David Auerbach has this article on Slate. Jonathunder (talk) 15:02, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Malware vs adware
We have six sources for Superfish. Five of them call it malware. One of them says Lenovo calls it adware and bloatware. One of them calls it ad/bloat/malware. I think we need to stick with what the sources are calling it. Yes, it's adware too, but that's not what makes this incident notable, since almost all vendors bundle adware. What makes it notable is that Superfish is malware in addition to being adware. Kendall-K1 (talk) 13:06, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

DOit apps
None of this is notable enough for inclusion, is it? One of them hasn't even been released yet. Kendall-K1 (talk) 12:09, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

#1
The recent series of edits about Lenovo being "#1" was inserted by a persistent IP editor (talk page) who has also been warned about vandalism at Hewlett-Packard. This editor appeared just after was blocked for similar edits. I don't think there is any need to find a compromise here. Kendall-K1 (talk) 13:01, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Superfish 2?
No RS yet, but this could blow up if true: Lenovo G50-80 dialog box Kendall-K1 (talk) 12:41, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Promise for Cleaner PCs
I'm inclined to take this out. I had cut it back earlier, because it was simply copy/pasted from a press release, but I see now that cutting back also changed the meaning. But given that it's sourced to Lenovo and is just a statement of what they intend to do, not what they actually have done, I don't think it belongs here. I'm going to take it out. Please discuss before restoring this. Kendall-K1 (talk) 14:18, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

I see that 108.29.190.199 has declined my request to discuss this but I wanted to also point out that this section duplicates info that we already have in the second paragraph of the Superfish section. Kendall-K1 (talk) 05:15, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

To continue my one-sided discussion, Lenovo's "Promise" so far is just a promise. I don't think it should be mentioned at all until it has been reported on by independent reliable sources, not just as something Lenovo said, but as something Lenovo has done. See WP:CRYSTAL: "In forward-looking articles about unreleased products, such as films and games, take special care to avoid advertising and unverified claims (for films, see WP:NFF)." Right now, this counts as an unverified claim. Kendall-K1 (talk) 11:45, 2 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I saw this at AN/I and when I looked, it was apparent that the promise is covered, with independent sources, at the end of a previous section. So I removed it again with that in the edit summary. That is the most compelling reason not to have the paragraph as it was being inserted - we already adequately cover the point, and without using a company press release. Yngvadottir (talk) 19:38, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Yet another security incident
This time involving Thinkpads too. Lenovo collects usage data on ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and ThinkStation PCs Kendall-K1 (talk) 13:51, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I am curious. On the Lenovo page these security incidents are made to look a lot more serious than they are on the Dell page. Dell had a similar incident a year later and all it says there is that it was resolved! I wonder why Dell's and Lenovo's similar misfortunes, both of them accidental, were not treated with equal seriousness. BMGRAHAM (talk) 17:44, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Chinese?
Would anyone like to discuss changing the lead to not say this is a Chinese company? If you don't want to discuss, then there is no way we can gain consensus on this change. Kendall-K1 (talk) 01:49, 26 January 2016 (UTC)


 * I think it's a no-brainer that Lenovo is a Chinese company. Anyone familiar with the company's history, operations and ownership structure would know it's Chinese. The only reason it has an overseas headquarters in the US is that it acquired IBM's personal computer business in 2005 and decided to focus on that product line. However, that doesn't alter the fact it's a Chinese company. ANY multinational companies, almost always doing expansions and acquisitions worldwide, and having operation centers worldwide, are ALWAYS categorised by their home country (country of origin) on Wikipedia and anywhere else. Saying it's "Chinese multinational" doesn't preclude it being "multinational".


 * If you do a Google search, almost all English media would say Lenovo is a Chinese company. I think checking the sources already cited in this article would suffice.


 * -JesseW900 (talk) 09:13, 26 January 2016 (UTC)


 * This all true although perhaps a statement that it's moved manufacturing to the USA would be appropriate. Most US companies manufacture in China too. BMGRAHAM (talk) 17:48, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

New logo not licensed for use here
The new logo File:Branding lenovo-logo lenovologoposred low res.png is marked as being CC but that doesn't seem correct. It has been copied from a web page that says "© 2016 Lenovo Partner Network. All rights reserved." Kendall-K1 (talk) 21:11, 3 April 2016 (UTC)


 * The license notice on Commons has been changed from CC to public domain. Kendall-K1 (talk) 18:08, 4 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Is it possible to display the logo as a link to a logo on the partner page rather than as an unlicensed image? BMGRAHAM (talk) 18:12, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Bloatware link
The link to bloatware should not be piped. If a "bloatware" article is split off later, the link here would go to the wrong place. See WP:PIPE. If the redirect is going to the wrong place, then the redirect should be fixed. Kendall-K1 (talk) 21:56, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Dolby X2
I don't think the Dolby X2 section belongs. It sounds like it's just a bug. The other incidents, like Superfish, are significant because they are examples of Lenovo knowingly and intentionally screwing over their own customers. Kendall-K1 (talk) 22:01, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

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Partnerships in partnerships section
I just restored three partnerships to the partnership section. They are notable and properly sourced - please discuss. Timtempleton (talk) 18:56, 29 May 2017 (UTC)


 * It's very simple: you use some promoted (?) sources and it's absolutely not clear why "mono-referenced" partnership is notable. Lenovo is a big company so if you'll copy here every single PR they issue with somebody - Wiki isn't enough for that :) APS (Full Auto) (talk) 20:55, 29 May 2017 (UTC)


 * I was the one who added the Datacore information, because I came across it while looking for more recent Lenovo information to add. The other two items which were removed pre-dated my interest in the article. Are you saying the source I used for the Datacore info, The Guardian, is somehow questionable? Timtempleton (talk) 23:09, 29 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Tim I really appreciate your work, and I think I have to be more constructive but... Just announced partnership isn't notable event unless it ends up with something being actually notable: new revolutionary product, revenue stream spike etc. Lenovo spawns alliances and opens new shops every single day, do you want ALL of these ending up in Wiki? APS (Full Auto) (talk) 10:04, 30 May 2017 (UTC)


 * I would leave these out. I think the sourcing is fine, but these are too trivial to include. All three are just announcements; nothing has actually happened. Kendall-K1 (talk) 23:19, 29 May 2017 (UTC)


 * This is my POV exactly. Thank you! APS (Full Auto) (talk) 10:04, 30 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree on the other two, and should let their editors argue their merits, but the Datacore deal is actually a category saving move for Lenovo. This allows them to compete in storage virtualization, which will likely be the largest part of their business going forward. Read this article for more info. (Probably should have been the source I used) []. ZDNet also covered the deal. [] Timtempleton (talk) 17:17, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

Augmented Reality game
I have removed the Augmented Reality game announcement because this is a routine product announcement, and the product has not even shipped. See WP:NOTNEWS and WP:NOTADVERTISING. Do not restore this without discussing here first. Kendall-K1 (talk) 12:32, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

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Love On
Is that really worth to mention a 1-day rename to "Love On"? Matthew hk (talk) 17:42, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
 * He can't reply, he's blocked. Kendall-K1 (talk) 19:41, 26 October 2018 (UTC)


 * It just a gesture as well as the thread was started before his block. It is a US-company ip. I can't assume he actually read his/her talk page, but at least it need to show the welcome hand on resolving the "edit-war". I just can't help him/her if he did not take the chance to reply to me in his talk page or try to resolve here.


 * Anyway WP:RBI. For the renaming it seem not only me concerning this trivial campaign and whatever it should or should not included in wiki article. Matthew hk (talk) 23:26, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Market share
I have again removed the bit about 2018 market share from the lead. Per WP:LEAD, the lead summarizes the article, and there is nothing in the article about 2018 market share. For now I have moved this to the appropriate section. I don't think it's appropriate to mention this in the lead yet, per WP:NOTNEWS. Kendall-K1 (talk) 23:33, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

Headquarters location
There appears to be a debate going on as to the location of Lenovo’s corporate headquarters. Those saying that the current source cited supports the argument that the headquarters is in Hong Kong aren’t being factually accurate, the linked document doesnt use the word headquarters at all (although there are parts of the Lenovo site that do) but instead says “Registered Office” which is *very different* from “headquarters.” It seems that this confusion has been long standing as this article from 2006 demonstrates:

"One befuddling aspect of Lenovo seems to be its "headquarters." The company moved its executive headquarters to the U.S. after it bought the IBM PC unit. The U.S. headquarters were initially in Purchase, New York, though now they are moving to Raleigh, North Carolina. A company fact sheet however, says that principal operations are in both Raleigh, North Carolina, and Beijing. That's a heck of a commute for Amelio any way you cut it.

''The company is incorporated in Hong Kong, and went public on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in February 1994. It also has had an American Depository Receipts listing on the New York Stock Exchange since March 2000. Hong Kong has been part of China again for nine years now. So is Lenovo a Hong Kong company, a U.S. company, a Chinese company, all, or none of the above? In this part of the world, being incorporated in Hong Kong no more establishes ties to the former British colony or to China than does a California sailor who registers his boat in Wilmington, Delaware''.” https://www.infoworld.com/article/2655387/is-lenovo-a--chinese-company--.html

There are a number of articles that refer to the Beijing https://pandaily.com/a-tour-in-the-silicon-valley-of-china-the-new-headquarters-of-lenovo/ and North Carolina https://www.computerworld.com/article/2562326/lenovo-to-lay-off-1-000--move-headquarters-to-n-c-.html as Lenovos Global headquarters. Theres even this one from Lenovo that is entitled “Lenovo Expands U.S. Global Headquarters, NC Footprint” which is just confounding https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/lenovo-expands-us-global-headquarters-nc-footprint/, even Lenovos architects appear to have been told that their headquarters is in Beijing https://www.callisonrtkl.com/projects/lenovo-campus-global-headquarters/. One thing is for sure, the current document cited doesn't support the claim that Lenovos corporate headquarters are in Hong Kong. Horse Eye Jack (talk) 16:19, 27 May 2019 (UTC)


 * I didn't add the reference in order to prove where company headquarters are, but to provide a source for the company's name. --K1812 (talk) 17:59, 27 May 2019 (UTC)


 * The reference should have been after the name then, not at the end of the sentence. We still have an open question as to the location of their Headquarters. Horse Eye Jack (talk) 18:58, 30 May 2019 (UTC)


 * In my May 30, 2019 edit, i provided a reference to the following statement on Lenovo's web site:
 * "Lenovo's corporate headquarters is located in Hong Kong, with key operations centers in Beijing and Morrisville, North Carolina." In my humble opinion, that should be a sufficient source for my edit. Are you of different opinion? --K1812 (talk) 19:08, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Given that we have reliable sources which say the headquarters isnt in HK a primary source doesn’t really cut it in my opinion (or by wikipedia policy per Identifying and using primary sources and Reliable sources). Horse Eye Jack (talk) 19:38, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

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My recent edits
Hi. I'm new to Wikipedia, so I hope I'm doing this correctly and in the right place.

Yesterday I made some significant changes to the intro of the Lenovo article. HaeB retracted the edits, citing incorrect use of links. (I used inline links for external sources. Sorry about that. I didn't understand the distinction at the time.)

I can fix the links, but how do I get back to the version I created yesterday? I only see the reverted version (previous to my edits.)

Also, how do I make external links? I see, for example, [128] as a citation and the 128 part is a link, but when I use the visual editor, it only shows one sort of link, for inline ones. Does simply enclosing text with the square brackets create the link? A pointer to an editing tutorial would be appreciated.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chapman208 (talk • contribs) 16:22, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

P.S. Per the discussion on where Lenovo's headquarters are, here is the answer (sort of) from Lenovo itself:

On one hand...

"Lenovo is a global company that is incorporated and  headquartered in Hong Kong, with operational centers located strategically around the world to drive Lenovo's global/local business approach."

On the other hand...

"Lenovo organizes its worldwide operations with the view that a truly global company must be able to quickly capitalize on new ideas and opportunities from anywhere. By foregoing a traditional headquarters model and focusing on centers of excellence around the world, Lenovo makes the maximum use of its resources to create the best products in the most efficient and effective way possible. In addition, our dispersed structure keeps us closer to customers, enabling Lenovo to react quickly to local market requirements."

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/lenovo/locations/

No wonder it's confusing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chapman208 (talk • contribs) 16:35, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

Removed section
I've just removed a section of the article (diff) that, while referenced, didn't seem to make sense in the company article given the scope of the issue; beyond that, the section was poorly worded and non-NPOV. However, the issue referred to in this section would be (IMO) suitably notable in the ThinkPad X1 Carbon article. Per WP:BRD, if there is disagreement on this, feel free to revert my edit and I'm happy to discuss. Thanks! – Erakura (talk) 23:38, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Operating Income - millions instead of billions
As per heading, I think Operating Income should be “Billions”

Regards

JohnI (talk) 03:16, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Updating Lenovo wiki - Controversies Section
My name is Stuart Gill and I work for Lenovo. The current page has a section called “Controversies” that (naturally) caught my attention, as I don’t feel Lenovo has a specific reputation for being controversial.

WP:CRITS says "sections or article titles should generally not include the word ‘controversies’” and to "avoid sections... focusing on criticisms or controversies." It elaborates "best practice is to incorporate positive and negative material into the same section."

My question is whether it would be proper for this section to be merged into History or otherwise disbursed into the article, instead of having a dedicated “Controversies” section. StuartGill (talk) 09:28, 23 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Most subsections describe reports of software security incidents or compromise. The three exceptions are Lenovo Customer Feedback program (privacy), U.S. Marine network security breach (hardware supply chain compromise), which is still a security incident, and Supplier controversy, which is about use of slave labor. I'd make the last one a subsection of Operations and rename the whole section Security and privacy incidents. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 12:08, 23 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi . Since it's been two weeks with no one else chiming in, would you be willing to make the changes you suggested above?


 * Also, I added a sentence to the controversy about forced labor. I was in a rush and recovering from being sick, and just plopped it in, forgetting all about the rules to not directly edit the page. I reverted myself here, to remove my changes purely for the purposes of complying with WP:COI. I was hoping you could take a look and revert my revert, if you think the sentence I added was good. StuartGill (talk)


 * Both done, with some tweaks for accuracy and precision to the shift from the contractor said to use slave labor.

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confusing wording
The first sentence of the article states "Lenovo Group Limited, often shortened to Lenovo (/ləˈnoʊvoʊ/ lə-NOH-voh, Chinese: 联想), is a Chinese-American[7] multinational technology company specializing in ..."

Chinese-American implies American of Chinese descent. I propose changing this word to Chinese / American to imply the multinational nature.

45.58.89.98 (talk) 14:31, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Proposed Trims to History Section
My name is Stuart and I work for Lenovo. The current History section seems exorbitantly detailed to me. Here's an example:

"Out of the 500 respondents, 280 were selected to take a written employment exam. 120 of these candidates were interviewed in person. Although interviewers initially only had authority to hire 16 people, 58 were given offers. The new staff included 18 people with graduate degrees, 37 with undergraduate degrees, and three students with no university-level education. Their average age was 26. Yang Yuanqing, the current chairman and CEO of Lenovo, was among that group.[12]"

I was hoping a disinterested volunteer might consider making some trims so the section would be more focused on important historical events, instead of trivia. Maybe later I or someone else will add back to it. I put together the trims I'd suggest here and can provide other assistance upon request. StuartGill (talk) 18:22, 18 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure, given that it's described as a departure from then-tradition in China, that a single short paragraph mentioning it is WP:UNDUE. I'd want other opinions before I do anything about it. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 14:17, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I've been ping'ed on my talk page. One person's Trivia can be of interest to another person.  In the example given about the suggest trim removes some quite important, well at least interesting, information of the CEO came to the company.  That paragraph feels a little verbose but its important to understand the scale of the entrance competition. The history section is quite detailed and seemingly well cited, although reads a little disjointedly.  Given a key player in the laptop market and regarded as a trusted supplier who look over IBM's thinkpad's etc.  I'm relunctant to see key information lost.  But to a degree I'm too busy to dead in detail.  There is a risk of state actors getting involved in the editing on this article. Thankyou. 10:20, 3 February 2022 (UTC)


 * It looks like consensus is to keep the content I thought was excessive. Thanks for taking the time to consider my suggestions. I did also want to expand a bit on recent history, which is quite a bit thinner than the rest of the history section. I'd like to put together a proposed paragraph or two with strong citations if that sounds sensible. However, it'll be a bit for me to put together a draft to propose. StuartGill (talk) 19:11, 11 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Something I found missing from the "2014–present..." section of the current page is a major restructuring the company did in 2021. I'd like to propose the following addition:
 * In April 2021, Lenovo was reorganized into three divisions: The Intelligent Devices Group for desktop computers and internet of things devices; the Infrastructure Solutions Group for data center products; and the Solutions and Services Group focused on services and industry-specific products.
 * StuartGill (talk) 16:49, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Edit suggestions: "Internet of Things", mention the former name "Data Center Group" for Infrastructure Solutions Group, and use "," instead of ";" (that may be my taste showing). Other than that, looks good and supported by the reference.
 * BTW, no need to ping me on these. I'm watching the talk page and will respond if and when I have time and something to say. The only result of pinging me is a visible alert in the top status bar, which I often don't notice for days or weeks. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 00:42, 23 April 2022 (UTC)


 * The below revised proposed addition to the end of the "2014-present..." section incorporates your feedback.

In April 2021, Lenovo was reorganized into three divisions: The Intelligent Devices Group for PCs, Smartphones, Smart Collaboration products, Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions and Internet of Things devices, the Infrastructure Solutions Group (formally known as Data Center Group) for smart infrastructure solutions, and the Solutions and Services Group focused on services and industry-specific products. That year, the company hit $60 billion in annual revenues.

References


 * Per WP:COI, would you be willing to add it in?


 * Done. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 23:55, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Edits - Other controversy section
My name is Stuart and I work for Lenovo.

The current "Other controversy" section at the bottom of the page is focused on criticizing Lenovo for allegedly refusing to discontinue operations in Russia during the Ukraine war. It is cited exclusively to Lenovo being on a list of companies (currently citation 219). There are a few issues with Wikipedia's reliance on the cited list:


 * 1) The authors appear to be mostly students, or people that were students when the list was published
 * 2) The list has been corrected to say that Lenovo discontinued shipments to Russia
 * 3) The list infers it was corrected because a more reliable source (The Wall Street Journal) reported that Lenovo did suspend shipments to Russia, but never publicly announced it.

WP:SCHOLARSHIP seems to infer student-authored articles with teacher oversight like the list are not necessarily prohibited and can be used sometimes with caution. However, in this case, it looks like the students had no information about Lenovo's operations in Russia, which had not been disclosed or leaked, so they made bold, incorrect assumptions until they were corrected by The Wall Street Journal. The list doesn't seem like it qualifies as a reliable source that engages in fact-checking sufficient for the seriousness of the topic.

I propose the "Other Controversy" section be replaced with "Lenovo discontinued shipments to Russia during the Ukraine war. Like most companies in China, it did not make a public announcement about it." cited to The Wall Street Journal and placed at the end of the history section. Thank you in advance for your time. Best regards. StuartGill (talk) 17:09, 14 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Given the above, this section as currently worded is unsupported by the reference. I don't think mentioning Lenovo's current status on that list would be WP:UNDUE, but I would move it under Operations to parallel the accusations of slave labor use. Unless someone objects or beats me to it, I'll move and reword it in a few days. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 18:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * No rush, but just checking in on this. Best regards. StuartGill (talk) 11:18, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Done, with changes from a likely better source. The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 00:08, 2 July 2022 (UTC)