Lenovo plans to use ultrabooks to surpass HP

04.06.2012
Lenovo is working to surpass Hewlett-Packard as the top PC maker in the world and executives think pushing ultrabooks is the way to make that happen.

"We're confident that this is going to grow our business," said Nick Reynolds, executive director for Lenovo's worldwide product launch. "Lenovo is ranked number 2 in the world overall for PC shipments. We want to take that number one position."

And Reynolds said his company plans to use its growing line of ultrabooks to unseat HP, which has long held the top spot.

That's not just lofty thinking, according to Charles King, an analyst with Pund-IT, Inc.

"It seems entirely possible," said King. "The company is moving very strongly -- really firing on all cylinders -- while HP has been in serious disarray with changes in leadership, major layoffs and a significant reorganization of its personal systems, printing and imaging groups. In other words, there likely won't be a better time to try to surpass HP than now."

HP, simply put, may be making Lenovo's job a whole lot easier by .