From System X to System Ex

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When IBM sold its PC business, observers said its x86 server systems unit would be next in line - now their predictions have come to pass. Graeme Burton reports

When PC maker Lenovo finally slapped down $2.3bn in cash and stock to buy IBM’s System X server business in mid-January, it didn’t exactly come as a surprise. Ever since IBM flogged its PC business...

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