Lenovo eyeing up IBM's x86 server business

Daniel Robinson
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Reports indicate two firms in talks, in a repeat of the sale of IBM's PC division

History could be about to repeat itself as China-based PC maker Lenovo is said to be in negotiations to buy up IBM's x86 server business, eight years after taking over Big Blue's personal computer ...

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