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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by JohnI (talk | contribs) at 03:16, 23 February 2020 (→Operating profit - millions instead of billions: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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Market share

@Giessauf A: 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)[reply]

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.” www.infoworld.com/article/2655387/is-lenovo-a--chinese-company--.html

There are a number of articles that refer to the Beijing pandaily.com/a-tour-in-the-silicon-valley-of-china-the-new-headquarters-of-lenovo/ and North Carolina 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 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 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)[reply]

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)[reply]
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)[reply]
@Horse Eye Jack: 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)[reply]
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 Wikipedia:Identifying and using primary sources and Wikipedia:Reliable sources). Horse Eye Jack (talk) 19:38, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Operating profit - millions instead of billions

As per heading, I think Operating Profit should be “Billions”

Regards

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

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