单选题Why did IBM decide to sell its PC business?ABecause IBM has been brewing this sale for about 10 years.BBecause IBM is going to produce mobile phones that have access to the Internet.CBecause IBM can enlarge its PC sales with this merger.DBecause IBM no longer enjoys any edges in PC making.
单选题
Why did IBM decide to sell its PC business?
A
Because IBM has been brewing this sale for about 10 years.
B
Because IBM is going to produce mobile phones that have access to the Internet.
C
Because IBM can enlarge its PC sales with this merger.
D
Because IBM no longer enjoys any edges in PC making.
参考解析
解析：
因果关系的找寻和判断。关于IBM为何会出售其个人电脑业务，录音中给出了一位分析家的观点“It fits with their decade-old strategy of disinvesting in those areas where they don’t have an advantage.”，表明十年来IBM的一贯策略就是从那些已经失去优势的领域内抽回投资，此举正与之相符。因此，选项D为正确答案。
因果关系的找寻和判断。关于IBM为何会出售其个人电脑业务，录音中给出了一位分析家的观点“It fits with their decade-old strategy of disinvesting in those areas where they don’t have an advantage.”，表明十年来IBM的一贯策略就是从那些已经失去优势的领域内抽回投资，此举正与之相符。因此，选项D为正确答案。
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