tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12250110.post4821283665693216309..comments2023-10-25T06:49:06.288-06:00Comments on Yet Another Small Town Moment: Who's that peekin' round the bend?OKDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670312099690140483noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12250110.post-12114140080923970952008-05-20T12:36:00.000-06:002008-05-20T12:36:00.000-06:00Ah, the mysterious "M" outs himself. Thanks for t...Ah, the mysterious "M" outs himself. Thanks for the scoop.OKDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670312099690140483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12250110.post-89860707927846894802008-05-20T11:11:00.000-06:002008-05-20T11:11:00.000-06:00Ahh, I've been ratted out. What can I say I was te...Ahh, I've been ratted out. What can I say I was testing browsers at the time. Actually when IBM was making the PowerPC chips they were making more money off every mac laptop then IBM laptop selling. (The reason I was told they sold off the ThinkPad division.) There is still about 30% Mac laptops here in the research building I work in. Basically you can request a ThinkPad or MacBook Pro.-M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16854289408431222876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12250110.post-8617725037572851422008-02-24T12:22:00.000-06:002008-02-24T12:22:00.000-06:00I think you're going to have to look "tall and thi...I think you're going to have to look "tall and thin" for your answer my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12250110.post-3982420756851583602008-02-24T06:25:00.000-06:002008-02-24T06:25:00.000-06:00the 11 engineers and researchers set up shop in a ...<I>the 11 engineers and researchers set up shop in a loaned space – a small, one-story bungalow in Beijing. </I><BR/><BR/>I always heard that the Chinese were rather casual about intellectual property. It seems they have appopriated the H-P creation story.Malaise Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507704570358674840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12250110.post-88043697705429123652008-02-23T08:10:00.000-06:002008-02-23T08:10:00.000-06:00Don't know how much funnier it can get...until Leg...Don't know how much funnier it can get...until Legend Beijing (Lenovo) buys Dell and HP sometime in the near future.<BR/><BR/>Better off that Apple has such a miniscule market share...not as tempting a target for acquisition.<BR/><BR/>From the Lenovo website...<I><BR/>In 1984,...11 computer scientists in Beijing, China also had a vision – to create a company that would bring the advantages of information technology to the Chinese people. With $25,000 in seed money and the determination to turn their research into successful products, the 11 engineers and researchers set up shop in a loaned space – a small, one-story bungalow in Beijing. The company they founded, Legend, opened the new era of consumer PCs in China.</I>OKDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670312099690140483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12250110.post-65458271957039543492008-02-23T07:13:00.000-06:002008-02-23T07:13:00.000-06:00An IBM person using a Mac is funny, but would be f...An IBM person using a Mac is funny, but would be funnier if IBM hadn't sold off their PC business to Lenovo almost 3 years ago.Malaise Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507704570358674840noreply@blogger.com