Hmm, let's see + $2.4 Billion for Sale of System X Unit - $1.0 Billion invested in Watson Business Unit ------------------------------------------------- $1.4 billion profit
I think they are indicating Watson is their way forward. Of course they could always take their $1.4 Billion and buy half of a profitless web 2.0 site -- Doug > It's finally announced, so assuming the USG doesn't block it on security > (or > other) grounds... > > http://www.lenovo.com/ww/lenovo/pdf/announcement/E_099220140123a.pdf > > # Subject to the terms and conditions of the Master Asset Purchase > # Agreement, the Company will acquire certain assets (the âTransferred > # Assetsâ) which include, among other things, the following assets at > # the Initial Closing and Subsequent Closings: > # > # (a) certain enumerated hardware products (including âSystem xâ, > # âBladeCenterâ, âBladeâ, âFlex Systemâ, âPure Flexâ > products and > # system networking products including âBlade Network Technologyâ > # and certain other related tangible properties); > # (b) certain intellectual property rights in connection with the > Business; > # (c) certain transferred contracts that are related to the Business; and > # (d) inventory of the Business consisting of System x products, including > # the âSystem xâ, âBladeCenterâ, âBladeâ, âFlex > Systemâ and âPure Flexâ > # products and certain other system networking products including > # âBlade Network Technologyâ. > > The company who invented the PC is finally getting out of the PC business > entirely for US$2.3B.. > > -- > Christopher Samuel Senior Systems Administrator > VLSCI - Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative > Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 (0)3 903 55545 > http://www.vlsci.org.au/ http://twitter.com/vlsci > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > -- > Mailscanner: Clean > > -- Doug -- Mailscanner: Clean _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
