Article: Personal Computer Business Begins Turnaround for IBM

N.Y. Times News Service

International Business Machines Corp.'s much-maligned personal computer business is far more healthy than rivals and most industry analysts think, according to Robert Corrigan, president of IBM Personal Computer Co.

Last year, the business was a financial albatross for IBM, losing as much as $1 billion. But in the first three months of this year, IBM's personal computer business hovered around the break-even level and may well have been profitable, Corrigan said in an interview. The final figures, he said, will be tallied in a few weeks.

"I think people will be surprised at how quickly we're bringing this business back," he said, adding that it should be ...

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