14 DAY TRIAL // We're pretty sure that most PC manufacturers out there won't be particularly happy about the following piece of news, since the fact that NEC and Lenovo, two very well-known names in this specific market segment, have just announced a joint venture, might actually be the start of something very dangerous for the rest of the players in this field. Of course, the fact that, for the time being, this deal is restricted only to Japan, where NEC had a very strong presence (it has held the top PC manufacturer spot for quite a few years now) might be comforting, but we're pretty sure that the two companies actually have some even bigger plans lined up.
The new joint venture will be called the NEC Lenovo Group, with Lenovo taking 51 percent of the shares and NEC 49 percent, and will certainly lead to Lenovo establishing a much stronger foothold on the Japanese market.
Moreover, beside the products they'll be producing under the new brand, the two companies will continue to sell their own devices separately.
What's also quite important to mention here is that, beside the direct economic impact this move will have, the new NEC Lenovo joint-venture will also play a very important role in terms of research and development.
And that's because the two companies will also join their efforts in the R&D segment, meaning that they could potentially come up with some very exciting new products over the next couple of years, leveraging each other's awesome potential as far as research and development is concerned.
Also, while the NEC Lenovo group is currently restricted to Japan, there's no way of knowing just how the two companies' relationship will evolve on the future, and it's actually quite possible that the group's products and influence will spread to other markets as well.