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Where is ThinkPad from?

ThinkPad comes from the United States. It was founded in the United States in 1992.[1] Since 2005, it has been owned by Lenovo, headquartered in China.[1]

Origin

United States

Founded 1992

Owner today Foreign-owned

China

Lenovo · since 2005

Key facts

Country of origin
United States[1]
Founded
1992[1]
Founder
IBM
Current owner
Lenovo[1]
Owner headquarters
Beijing, China
Ownership
Owned, since 2005
Type
Product line — laptop line
Category
Electronics

Good to know

  • Created by IBM; the line was developed largely at IBM's Yamato laboratory in Japan.
  • Lenovo bought IBM's PC business in 2005.
  • Lenovo is incorporated in Hong Kong and lists Beijing and Morrisville, North Carolina, as operational centres.
Origin is not where products are made. ThinkPad’s origin is where the brand was created. Its products may be designed, manufactured or assembled in other countries. How we define origin.

Other brands owned by Lenovo

China
United States
LenovoMotorola→ThinkPad→
Brands owned by Lenovo

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Sources

  1. [1]ThinkPad — Wikipedia — Wikipedia
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