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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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But it took more than a year and scores of meetings for IBM's contract and legal teams to authorize the terms. In December 2004, IBM announced it was selling its PC business to Lenovo for $1.75 Cortada was then head of a sales team at IBM's Nashville site. Cortada , is the most interesting question he's ever asked.

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