Lenovo third-largest computer maker worldwide by volume. In regards to the purchase of IBM's personal computer division, Liu Chuanzhi said, "We benefited in three ways from the IBM acquisition. We got the ThinkPad brand, IBM's more advanced PC manufacturing technology and the company's international resources, such as its global sales channels and operation teams. These three elements have shored up our sales revenue in the past several years." IBM acquired an 18.9% shareholding in Lenovo in 2005 as part of Lenovo's purchase of IBM's personal computing division. Since then, IBM has steadily reduced its holdings of Lenovo stock. In July 2008,
ThinkPad the Twist will still appeal to Lenovo loyalists, folks who trust ThinkPad's build quality and wouldn't be caught dead using any other keyboard. If you're more brand-agnostic, though, there are other Windows 8 convertibles with comfortable keyboards – not to mention, sharper screens, faster performance and longer battery life." Lenovo released the 25th anniversary Retro ThinkPad 25 in October, 2017. The design is different from any other recent ThinkPad, because it has the classic keyboard with a 7-row layout that many of the older ThinkPads had, and the logo has changed in colors. The last ThinkPad models with 7-row keyboard