Lenovo president EMEA: Two per cent margin for PCs is successful

Sooraj Shah
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The former Acer CEO talks about a possible acquisition of BlackBerry and riding out a tough PC market

A two per cent profit margin is 'success' for a PC manufacturer, according to Lenovo's president of EMEA, Gianfranco Lanci. "Worldwide we're running at around two to 2.5 per cent in profits and ...

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