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Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang is set to join the board of Lenovo. Yang, who infamously turned down Microsoft’s $40bn buy-out offer back in 2009, will attend board meetings but only as an “observer” – in other words, he’ll have no voting rights. Yang said in a statement that he would be sharing his experience as tech …

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  1. Mayday
    Facepalm

    When I read this

    I thought that the 2007 World Poker Champion got a new job making laptops.

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  2. Turtle

    Two.

    "Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang is set to join the board of Lenovo."

    "Lenovo has also suggested it wants to position its ThinkPad range as an Apple-level premium brand."

    Death wish. And they are taking no chances about it, either. It's kind of like playing Russian Roulette, but with two bullets in the gun.

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    1. Yet Another Commentard
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      Re: Two.

      ...and that pistol being an automatic...

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    So! they'll! call! it! Lenovo!?

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  4. Pascal Monett Silver badge

    Time's up then

    If you want a Lenovo laptop, get it now, before this numbnut has had a chance to screw it all up.

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  5. Allonymous Coward
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    Damn

    I like ThinkPads. I hope this muppet doesn't get too much influence.

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  6. Maryland, USA
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    Lenovo "wants to position its ThinkPad range as an Apple-level premium brand"

    That's funny; it already is.

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