<s>
Lenovo	O
Group	O
Limited	O
,	O
often	O
shortened	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
(	O
,	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
American-Chinese	O
multinational	O
technology	O
company	O
specializing	O
in	O
designing	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
and	O
marketing	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
,	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
software	O
,	O
business	O
solutions	O
,	O
and	O
related	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Products	O
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
include	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
workstations	B-Device
,	O
servers	B-Application
,	O
supercomputers	B-Architecture
,	O
electronic	B-General_Concept
storage	I-General_Concept
devices	O
,	O
IT	O
management	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
smart	B-Device
televisions	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
best-known	O
brands	O
include	O
its	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
business	O
line	O
of	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
acquired	O
from	O
IBM	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
Yoga	O
,	O
and	O
Legion	B-Device
consumer	O
lines	O
of	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
and	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
lines	O
of	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
is	O
the	O
world	B-Device
's	I-Device
largest	I-Device
personal	I-Device
computer	I-Device
vendor	I-Device
by	O
unit	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
has	O
increasingly	O
diversified	O
from	O
the	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
market	O
and	O
made	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
corporate	O
acquisitions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
being	O
acquiring	O
and	O
integrating	O
most	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
business	O
and	O
its	O
x86-based	O
server	O
business	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
creating	O
its	O
own	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
research	O
centres	O
in	O
Beijing	O
,	O
Chengdu	O
,	O
Yamato	O
(	O
Kanagawa	O
Prefecture	O
,	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
Shenzhen	O
,	O
and	O
Morrisville	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
has	O
Lenovo	O
NEC	O
Holdings	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
with	O
NEC	O
that	O
produces	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
early	O
successes	O
included	O
the	O
KT8920	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
circuit	O
board	O
that	O
allowed	O
IBM-compatible	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
to	O
process	O
Chinese	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1996	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
was	O
the	O
market	O
leader	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
began	O
selling	O
its	O
own	O
laptop	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
acquired	O
IBM	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
business	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
laptop	B-Device
and	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
desktop	B-Device
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
division	O
accelerated	O
access	O
to	O
foreign	O
markets	O
while	O
improving	O
both	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
branding	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
division	O
,	O
Liu	O
Chuanzhi	O
said	O
in	O
2012	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
benefited	O
in	O
three	O
ways	O
from	O
the	O
IBM	O
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
got	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
brand	O
,	O
IBM	O
's	O
more	O
advanced	O
PC	O
manufacturing	O
technology	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
international	O
resources	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
global	O
sales	O
channels	O
and	O
operation	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
employees	O
of	O
the	O
division	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
who	O
developed	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
laptops	B-Device
and	O
Think	O
Centre	O
desktops	O
,	O
became	O
employees	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
also	O
acquired	O
a	O
18.9	O
%	O
share	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
purchase	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computing	I-Device
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
sold	O
its	O
smartphone	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
division	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
then	O
paid	O
US$200	O
million	O
to	O
buy	O
it	O
back	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
division	O
ranked	O
third	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
unit	O
share	O
in	O
China	O
's	O
mobile	O
handset	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
LeGarden	O
had	O
more	O
than	O
1,000	O
programs	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
LePhone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
formed	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
to	O
produce	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
with	O
Japanese	O
electronics	O
firm	O
NEC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
joint	O
venture	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
boost	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
by	O
expanding	O
its	O
presence	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
key	O
market	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NEC	O
spun	O
off	O
its	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
business	O
into	O
the	O
joint	O
venture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
NEC	O
controlled	O
about	O
20%	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
market	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
while	O
Lenovo	O
had	O
a	O
5%	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
and	O
NEC	O
also	O
agreed	O
to	O
explore	O
cooperating	O
in	O
other	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roderick	O
Lappin	O
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Lenovo	O
–	O
NEC	O
joint	O
venture	O
,	O
told	O
the	O
press	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
will	O
expand	O
their	O
co-operation	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
re-entered	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
quickly	O
became	O
the	O
largest	O
vendor	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entry	O
into	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
was	O
paired	O
with	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
strategy	O
from	O
"	O
the	O
one-size-fits-all	O
"	O
to	O
a	O
diverse	O
portfolio	O
of	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
were	O
driven	O
by	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
increase	O
its	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
surpassed	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
No.2	O
provider	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
the	O
domestic	O
Chinese	O
market	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
approximately	O
100	O
smartphone	B-Application
brands	O
sold	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
this	O
only	O
equated	O
to	O
a	O
10.4	O
%	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
venture	O
took	O
over	O
Iomega	O
's	O
business	O
and	O
rebranded	O
all	O
of	O
Iomega	O
's	O
products	O
under	O
the	O
LenovoEMC	O
brand	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
products	O
for	O
small	O
and	O
medium-sized	O
businesses	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
afford	O
enterprise-class	O
data	B-General_Concept
storage	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
sold	O
its	O
x86-based	O
server	O
lines	O
,	O
including	O
IBM	B-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
x	I-Operating_System
and	O
IBM	B-General_Concept
Blade	I-General_Concept
Center	I-General_Concept
,	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
closing	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
maker	O
of	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
sell	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
for	O
US	O
$2.91	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
owned	O
about	O
5.94	O
%	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
included	O
smartphone	B-Application
lines	O
like	O
the	O
Moto	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Moto	B-Application
G	I-Application
,	O
Droid	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
future	O
Motorola	O
Mobility	O
product	O
roadmap	O
,	O
while	O
Google	B-Application
retained	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Technologies	O
&	O
Projects	O
unit	O
and	O
all	O
but	O
2,000	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
patents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
received	O
royalty	O
free	O
licenses	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
patents	O
retained	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
purchase	O
included	O
standards-essential	O
patents	O
for	O
3G	O
and	O
LTE	O
cellular	O
technologies	O
and	O
other	O
patents	O
related	O
to	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
x86	O
servers	B-Application
will	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
its	O
channel	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2015	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
grew	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
number	O
1	O
PC	O
maker	O
,	O
number	O
3	O
smartphone	B-Application
manufacturer	O
and	O
number	O
3	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
partnering	O
with	O
Fort	O
Lauderdale	O
,	O
Florida-based	O
software	O
storage	O
virtualization	O
company	O
DataCore	O
to	O
add	O
DataCore	O
's	O
parallel	B-Operating_System
I/O	I-Operating_System
-processing	O
software	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
storage	B-General_Concept
devices	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	B-Application
were	O
reportedly	O
designed	O
to	O
outperform	O
Storage	O
Area	O
Network	O
(	O
SAN	O
)	O
SAN	O
arrays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
Lenovo	O
started	O
two	O
new	O
lines	O
of	O
storage	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
:	O
DM-Series	O
and	O
DE-Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
storage	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
using	O
Lenovo	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
NetApp	O
software	O
:	O
DM-Series	O
using	O
ONTAP	B-Operating_System
OS	O
and	O
DE-Series	O
SANtricity	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
became	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
provider	O
for	O
the	O
TOP500	B-Operating_System
supercomputers	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
filed	O
an	O
application	O
to	O
issue	O
Chinese	O
depositary	O
receipts	O
,	O
representing	O
newly	O
issued	O
ordinary	O
shares	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
list	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
Innovation	O
Board	O
of	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Stock	O
Exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
was	O
reorganized	O
into	O
three	O
divisions	O
:	O
The	O
Intelligent	O
Devices	O
Group	O
for	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
Smartphones	B-Application
,	O
Smart	O
Collaboration	O
products	O
,	O
Augmented	O
and	O
Virtual	O
Reality	O
solutions	O
and	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Infrastructure	O
Solutions	O
Group	O
(	O
formally	O
known	O
as	O
Data	O
Center	O
Group	O
)	O
for	O
smart	O
infrastructure	O
solutions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Solutions	O
and	O
Services	O
Group	O
focused	O
on	O
services	O
and	O
industry-specific	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
withdrew	O
its	O
application	O
to	O
list	O
on	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Stock	O
Exchange	O
just	O
days	O
after	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
accepted	O
by	O
the	O
exchange	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
the	O
validity	O
of	O
financial	O
information	O
in	O
its	O
prospectus	O
lapsing	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
is	O
a	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
televisions	O
,	O
and	O
wearable	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
earliest	O
products	O
included	O
the	O
KT8920	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
and	O
a	O
circuit	O
board	O
that	O
allowed	O
IBM-compatible	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
to	O
process	O
Chinese	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
markets	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
Yoga	O
,	O
Legion	B-Device
and	O
Xiaoxin	O
(	O
;	O
Chinese	O
market	O
only	O
)	O
lines	O
of	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
and	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
lines	O
of	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
expanded	O
significantly	O
in	O
2005	O
through	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
business	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
and	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
aggressively	O
expanded	O
the	O
THINK	O
brand	O
away	O
from	O
traditional	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
favor	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
hybrid	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Tablet	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Yoga	I-Device
,	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
8	I-Device
,	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Twist	I-Device
;	O
the	O
shift	O
came	O
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
of	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
business-oriented	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
known	O
for	O
their	O
boxy	O
black	O
design	O
,	O
modeled	O
after	O
a	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
bento	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
originally	O
an	O
IBM	O
product	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
Yamato	O
Facility	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
;	O
they	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
developed	O
,	O
manufactured	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
both	O
IBM	O
and	O
Lenovo	O
after	O
early	O
2005	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
space	O
and	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
laptops	B-Device
certified	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
International	O
Space	O
Station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
business-oriented	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2003	O
by	O
IBM	O
and	O
since	O
has	O
been	O
produced	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
since	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinkCentre	B-Device
computers	O
typically	O
include	O
mid-range	O
to	O
high-end	O
processors	O
,	O
options	O
for	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
multi-monitor	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
of	O
computers	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
budget	O
lines	O
of	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
branded	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
was	O
developed	O
under	O
agreement	O
with	O
IBM	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
Lenovo	O
would	O
produce	O
single-socket	O
and	O
dual-socket	O
servers	B-Application
based	O
on	O
IBM	O
's	O
xSeries	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
Data	O
Center	O
Group	O
relaunched	O
the	O
ThinkServer	O
product	O
line	O
as	O
ThinkSystem	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
17	O
new	O
machine	O
type	O
models	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
catalog	O
formate	O
containing	O
form	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
Tower	O
,	O
1U/2U	O
,	O
Blades	O
,	O
Dense	O
and	O
4U	O
Mission	O
Critical	O
Intel-based	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
ThinkStations	O
are	O
workstations	B-Device
designed	O
for	O
high-end	O
computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
IBM/Lenovo	O
expanded	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
its	O
THINK	O
brand	O
to	O
include	O
workstations	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
ThinkStation	O
S10	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
model	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinkVision	O
displays	O
share	O
a	O
common	O
design	O
language	O
with	O
other	O
THINK	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
of	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
line	O
of	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
also	O
announced	O
another	O
28-inch	O
4K	O
touch-enabled	O
device	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
that	O
can	O
function	O
as	O
an	O
all-in-one	O
PC	O
or	O
an	O
external	O
display	O
for	O
other	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
monitors	O
have	O
HDMI	O
2.0	O
ports	O
,	O
support	O
charging	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
Intel	O
RealSense	O
3D	O
cameras	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
support	O
facial	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
of	O
consumer-oriented	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
own	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
;	O
Unlike	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
,	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
branding	O
were	O
not	O
inherited	O
from	O
IBM	O
nor	O
are	O
they	O
designed/developed	O
by	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
design	O
language	O
differs	O
markedly	O
from	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
and	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
consumer-focused	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
confirmed	O
that	O
their	O
Yoga	O
series	O
is	O
not	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
know	O
it	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
install	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
some	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
media	O
coverage	O
of	O
problems	O
that	O
users	O
were	O
having	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
install	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
on	O
several	O
Yoga	O
models	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
900	O
ISK2	O
,	O
900	O
ISK	O
For	O
Business	O
,	O
900S	O
,	O
and	O
710	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
disabling	O
and	O
removing	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
AHCI	O
storage	O
mode	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
Solid	B-Device
State	I-Device
Drive	I-Device
in	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
RAID	B-Architecture
mode	O
that	O
is	O
only	O
supported	O
by	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
drivers	B-Application
that	O
come	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
has	O
since	O
released	O
an	O
alternative	O
firmware	O
that	O
has	O
restored	O
the	O
AHCI	O
mode	O
to	O
the	O
drive	O
controller	O
to	O
allow	O
installation	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
IdeaCentres	B-Device
are	O
all-in-one	O
machines	O
,	O
combining	O
processor	O
and	O
monitor	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
desktop	B-Device
,	O
the	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
K210	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
on	O
30	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
line	O
consists	O
only	O
of	O
desktops	O
,	O
it	O
shares	O
design	O
elements	O
and	O
features	O
with	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CES	O
2011	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
four	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
desktops	O
:	O
the	O
A320	O
,	O
B520	O
,	O
B320	O
,	O
and	O
C205	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
autumn	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
firm	O
introduced	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
A720	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
27-inch	O
touchscreen	O
display	O
and	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
added	O
a	O
table	O
computer	O
to	O
the	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	B-Device
IdeaCentre	I-Device
Horizon	I-Device
Table	I-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
International	O
CES	O
is	O
a	O
27-inch	O
touchscreen	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
to	O
lay	O
flat	O
for	O
simultaneous	O
use	O
by	O
multiple	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Horizon	O
can	O
also	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
when	O
set	O
upright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legion	B-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
laptops	B-Device
and	O
tablets	B-Device
from	O
Lenovo	O
targeting	O
gaming	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Legion	B-Device
brand	O
laptops	B-Device
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
CES	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Legion	B-Device
Y520	O
and	O
the	O
Legion	B-Device
Y720	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
high-performance	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Legion	B-Device
Y920	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
Intel	O
's	O
seventh-generation	O
quad-core	O
i7-7820HK	O
and	O
Nvidia	O
GTX	O
1070	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
three	O
new	O
laptops	B-Device
with	O
new	O
redesigned	O
chassis	O
,	O
Y530	O
,	O
Y730	O
and	O
Y7000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
launched	O
Legion	B-Device
3	O
,	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
7	O
,	O
where	O
Legion	B-Device
7	O
is	O
the	O
highest	O
specification	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
launched	O
Legion	B-Device
5	O
pro	O
with	O
AMD	O
5th	O
series	O
CPU	O
and	O
Nvidia	O
30	O
,	O
s	O
GPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
only	O
manufactured	O
phones	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
from	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
press	O
reports	O
indicated	O
that	O
Lenovo	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
phone	O
running	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
,	O
According	O
to	O
J.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Howard	O
,	O
a	O
vice	O
president	O
at	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
mobile	O
division	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
release	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
product	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
market	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
has	O
implemented	O
an	O
aggressive	O
strategy	O
to	O
replace	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
as	O
Mainland	O
China	O
market	O
's	O
top	O
smartphone	B-Application
vendor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
from	O
Analysys	O
International	O
shows	O
that	O
Lenovo	O
experienced	O
considerable	O
growth	O
in	O
smartphone	B-Application
sales	O
in	O
China	O
during	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IHS	O
iSuppli	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
was	O
a	O
top-three	O
smartphone	B-Application
maker	O
in	O
China	O
with	O
a	O
16.5	O
%	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
May	O
report	O
released	O
by	O
IDC	O
Lenovo	O
ranks	O
fourth	O
in	O
the	O
global	O
tablet	B-Device
market	O
by	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
CEO	O
Yang	O
Yuanqing	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
aimed	O
to	O
release	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
within	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
acquiring	O
the	O
Canadian	O
smartphone	B-Application
maker	O
BlackBerry	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
Lenovo	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
partner	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
platform	O
at	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
at	O
CES	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
be	O
producing	O
the	O
first	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Tango	I-Algorithm
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
plus	O
Motorola	O
was	O
the	O
3rd	O
largest	O
producer	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
by	O
volume	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
between	O
2011	O
and	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
factors	O
have	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
this	O
reduced	O
demand	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Lenovo	O
relied	O
heavily	O
on	O
carriers	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
phones	O
,	O
its	O
phones	O
lacked	O
strong	O
branding	O
and	O
unique	O
features	O
to	O
distinguish	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
competitive	O
Chinese	O
market	O
where	O
a	O
weak	O
economy	O
and	O
saturated	O
market	O
is	O
slowing	O
demand	O
and	O
the	O
culture	O
clash	O
between	O
a	O
more	O
hierarchical	O
PC	O
company	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
nimble	O
to	O
sell	O
rapidly-evolving	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
weak	O
sales	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
lay	O
off	O
3,200	O
employees	O
,	O
mostly	O
in	O
its	O
Motorola	O
smartphone	B-Application
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
reorganization	O
which	O
followed	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
was	O
uncertain	O
how	O
to	O
brand	O
its	O
Motorola	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
management	O
made	O
statements	O
that	O
Lenovo	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
Motorola	O
brand	O
for	O
all	O
its	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
soon	O
unveil	O
a	O
smart	B-Device
television	I-Device
product	O
called	O
LeTV	O
,	O
expected	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
users	O
will	O
have	O
many	O
smart	O
devices	O
and	O
will	O
desire	O
an	O
integrated	O
experience	O
of	O
hardware	B-Architecture
,	O
software	O
and	O
cloud	O
services.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sharp	O
to	O
produce	O
smart	B-Device
televisions	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
projected	O
smart	B-Device
television	I-Device
sales	O
surpassing	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
Lenovo	O
released	O
its	O
flagship	O
S9	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
Lenovo	O
launched	O
a	O
strategic	O
cooperation	O
with	O
IngDan	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Chinese	O
electronics	O
e-commerce	O
company	O
Cogobuy	O
Group	O
,	O
to	O
penetrate	O
into	O
the	O
intelligent	O
hardware	B-Architecture
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
wanted	O
to	O
procure	O
High-Tech	O
hardware	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
then	O
newly	O
emerging	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
(	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
)	O
economy	O
and	O
formed	O
a	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
with	O
Cogobuy	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
previously	O
primarily	O
bought	O
IC	O
components	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cogobuy	O
's	O
supply	O
chain	O
was	O
utilised	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
to	O
procure	O
consumer	O
devices	O
and	O
bridge	O
gaps	O
in	O
their	O
proprietary	B-Device
hardware	I-Device
and	O
software	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
IFA	O
2018	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
launched	O
several	O
smart	B-Device
home	I-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
Connect	O
started	O
service	O
for	O
phones	O
and	O
select	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
laptops	B-Device
in	O
China	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
's	O
principal	O
facilities	O
are	O
in	O
Beijing	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
and	O
Morrisville	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
research	O
centres	O
in	O
Beijing	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
Morrisville	O
,	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
Shenzhen	O
,	O
Xiamen	O
,	O
Chengdu	O
,	O
Nanjing	O
,	O
Wuhan	O
and	O
Yamato	O
(	O
Kanagawa	O
Prefecture	O
,	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
on	O
this	O
topic	O
,	O
Yang	O
Yuanqing	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Selling	O
PCs	B-Device
is	O
like	O
selling	O
fresh	O
fruit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
industry	O
trends	O
,	O
most	O
innovations	O
for	O
"	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
tablets	B-Device
and	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
are	O
related	O
to	O
innovation	O
of	O
key	O
components	O
—	O
display	O
,	O
battery	O
and	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
partially	O
moved	O
production	O
of	O
its	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
of	O
computers	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ThinkPads	B-Operating_System
will	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
NEC	O
in	O
Yamagata	O
Prefecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
desktop	B-Device
and	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
Helix	I-Device
began	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
,	O
115	O
workers	O
were	O
employed	O
at	O
this	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
assembles	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
Chennai	O
,	O
India	O
through	O
a	O
contract	O
manufacturing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Flextronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
The	O
Intercept	O
reported	O
that	O
Lenovo	O
imported	O
about	O
258,000	O
laptops	B-Device
from	O
the	O
Chinese	O
manufacturer	O
Hefei	O
Bitland	O
Information	O
Technology	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
accused	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Strategic	O
Policy	O
Institute	O
of	O
using	O
Uyghur	O
forced	O
labor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
commands	O
a	O
leading	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
25.7	O
percent	O
of	O
all	O
PCs	B-Device
sold	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
his	O
major	O
achievements	O
was	O
leading	O
Lenovo	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
brand	O
in	O
China	O
since	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reference	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
later	O
acquisition	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
unit	O
Liu	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
remember	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
I	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
meeting	O
of	O
IBM	O
agents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
announced	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Yahoo	B-Application
founder	O
Jerry	O
Yang	O
to	O
its	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
manufacturer	O
to	O
divide	O
countries	O
into	O
emerging	O
markets	O
and	O
mature	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashton	O
will	O
help	O
us	O
break	O
new	O
ground	O
by	O
challenging	O
assumptions	O
,	O
bringing	O
a	O
new	O
perspective	O
and	O
contributing	O
his	O
technical	O
expertise	O
to	O
Yoga	O
Tablet	B-Device
and	O
other	O
devices.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kobe	O
Bryant	O
became	O
an	O
official	O
ambassador	O
for	O
Lenovo	B-Application
smartphones	I-Application
in	O
China	O
and	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryant	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
social	O
campaign	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Everyday	O
Kobe	O
Challenge	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Lenovo	B-Application
IdeaPhone	I-Application
K900	I-Application
in	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
Thailand	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
and	O
the	O
Philippines	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
and	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
(	O
NFL	O
)	O
announced	O
that	O
Lenovo	O
had	O
become	O
the	O
NFL	O
's	O
"	O
Official	O
Laptop	B-Device
,	O
Desktop	B-Device
and	O
Workstation	B-Device
Sponsor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
also	O
become	O
technology	O
partner	O
for	O
Ducati	O
Corse	O
in	O
MotoGP	B-Application
since	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
for	O
the	O
2021	O
MotoGP	B-Application
it	O
will	O
become	O
main	O
sponsor	O
for	O
the	O
Bolognese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
depicted	O
a	O
mysterious	O
young	O
woman	O
using	O
the	O
IdeaPad	B-Operating_System
Yoga	O
13	O
to	O
stay	O
one-step-ahead	O
of	O
her	O
evil	O
pursuers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yang	O
also	O
stressed	O
the	O
opportunity	O
presented	O
by	O
the	O
China	O
's	O
relatively	O
low	O
penetration	O
rate	O
of	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
Tamil	O
Nadu	O
ordered	O
a	O
million	O
ThinkPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
from	O
IBM/Lenovo	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
single-handedly	O
made	O
the	O
firm	O
a	O
market	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
distributes	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
it	O
sells	O
in	O
India	O
through	O
five	O
national	O
distributors	O
such	O
as	O
Ingram	O
Micro	O
and	O
Redington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
that	O
most	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
are	O
sold	O
to	O
individuals	O
Lenovo	O
is	O
pursuing	O
a	O
different	O
strategy	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
many	O
small	O
state-centric	O
distributors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
had	O
about	O
6,000	O
retailers	O
selling	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
established	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
Reliance	O
Communications	O
to	O
sell	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphones	B-Application
carried	O
by	O
Reliance	O
have	O
dual-SIM	O
capability	O
and	O
support	O
both	O
GSM	O
and	O
CDMA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babu	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
relative	O
under	O
penetration	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
India	O
represents	O
an	O
opportunity	O
for	O
Lenovo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
claims	O
that	O
its	O
sales	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
India	O
have	O
been	O
increasing	O
100%	O
per	O
quarter	O
while	O
the	O
market	O
is	O
only	O
growing	O
15	O
–	O
20%	O
over	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
did	O
marketing	O
tests	O
of	O
its	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2012	O
in	O
Gujarat	O
and	O
some	O
southern	O
cities	O
,	O
where	O
Lenovo	O
already	O
had	O
a	O
strong	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
7,000	O
retail	O
outlets	O
in	O
India	O
sold	O
Lenovo	B-Application
smartphones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
reported	O
a	O
year-on-year	O
increase	O
of	O
about	O
951%	O
in	O
tablet	B-Device
sales	O
in	O
India	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
picked	O
Nigeria	O
in	O
2013	O
to	O
release	O
its	O
smartphone	B-Application
because	O
unlike	O
South	O
Africa	O
and	O
other	O
African	O
countries	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
requirement	O
to	O
partner	O
with	O
a	O
local	O
telecom	O
firm	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
long	O
term	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Braum	O
,	O
"	O
Lenovo	O
in	O
Africa	O
will	O
focus	O
on	O
continuing	O
to	O
consistently	O
supply	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
products	O
and	O
allow	O
this	O
market	O
to	O
grow	O
,	O
while	O
moving	O
into	O
new	O
territory	O
such	O
as	O
mobile	O
and	O
enterprise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
became	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
controversy	O
for	O
having	O
bundled	O
software	O
identified	O
as	O
malware	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
laptops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
intercept	O
HTTPS-encrypted	O
communications	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
also	O
installed	O
a	O
self-signed	O
digital	O
certificate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Superfish	O
private	B-Application
key	I-Application
was	O
compromised	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
private	B-Application
key	I-Application
was	O
used	O
across	O
all	O
installations	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
leaving	O
users	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
security	O
exploits	O
utilizing	O
the	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
issued	O
a	O
promise	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
"	O
bloatware	O
"	O
it	O
bundles	O
with	O
its	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
promising	O
to	O
only	O
include	O
Lenovo	O
software	O
,	O
security	O
software	O
,	O
drivers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
certain	O
applications	O
customarily	O
expected	O
by	O
users	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
October	O
2014	O
through	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
firmware	I-Architecture
on	O
certain	O
Lenovo	O
models	O
had	O
contained	O
software	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Lenovo	O
Service	O
Engine	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
Lenovo	O
says	O
automatically	O
sent	O
non-identifiable	O
system	O
information	O
to	O
Lenovo	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Windows	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
automatically	O
installs	O
the	O
Lenovo	O
OneKey	O
Optimizer	O
program	O
(	O
software	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
bloatware	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
found	O
that	O
this	O
program	O
had	O
been	O
automatically	O
installed	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Platform	O
Binary	O
Table	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
executable	O
files	O
to	O
be	O
stored	O
within	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
firmware	I-Architecture
for	O
execution	O
on	O
startup	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
"	O
allow	O
critical	O
software	O
to	O
persist	O
even	O
when	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
has	O
changed	O
or	O
been	O
reinstalled	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
clean	O
"	O
configuration	O
"	O
;	O
specifically	O
,	O
anti-theft	O
security	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
released	O
instructions	O
and	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
firmware	I-Architecture
updates	O
meant	O
to	O
remove	O
Lenovo	O
Service	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
Business	O
reported	O
that	O
U.S.	O
investigators	O
found	O
in	O
2008	O
that	O
military	O
units	O
in	O
Iraq	O
were	O
using	O
Lenovo	B-Operating_System
laptops	I-Operating_System
in	O
which	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
had	O
been	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
testimony	O
from	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
Lenovo	B-Operating_System
laptops	I-Operating_System
were	O
sold	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
military	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
chip	O
encrypted	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
that	O
would	O
record	O
all	O
the	O
data	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
inputted	O
into	O
that	O
laptop	B-Device
and	O
send	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
China	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
