Lenovo: We build better hardware than Microsoft
Lenovo can not by Microsoft Surface unruffled. During the presentation of the company's figures for the first quarter CEO Yang Yuanqing replied to questions from analysts that Microsoft was only one competitor of many. "Microsoft's strength lies in the software, the best hardware not deliver. Lenovo already," said Yang.
The self-confidence Lenovo draw from current quarterly figures. The computer manufacturer increased its revenues in the first quarter of its fiscal year to 35 percent increase of 5.92 billion to 8 billion dollars (6.5 billion euros). The company's profit for the three months from April to June rose year-on-year by 30 percent to 141 million U.S. dollars (115 million euros).
According to estimates by market researchers Lenovo delivered in the quarter from 12.8 million PCs. The Chinese thus remain behind Hewlett-Packard continues to second in ranking of the largest computer manufacturers. Despite stagnant overall market is growing Lenovo's market share to 15 percent by its own account. Thus come the Chinese market leader Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo leads with 15.7 percent market share, dangerously close.
The partnership with Microsoft to keep the Chinese also find that on the launch of Windows 8 in the fall will Lenovo bring out new products. The second generation of the ThinkPad Tablet to be seen with the new operating system to the end of August at the IFA in Berlin. At the fair will also find more details for the European market will be announced.
In June, Microsoft had announced the introduction of Windows 8 on 26 October own tablet to bring to market. That this - as has been speculated - lie with $ 199 priced well below competing products, industry experts as unlikely. Microsoft gave away for a profit to another disgruntled, besides Asus, other partners such as Dell, Samsung and Lenovo. Likely be a starting price of around $ 500, so at the same price as the iPad box.
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