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First EDS and now this. HP is just going after mega deals but no real innovation in their own R&D. As an ex-HP employee I can only imagine what all they could d
by seshagiric 17y ago
First EDS and now this. HP is just going after mega deals but no real innovation in their own R&D. As an ex-HP employee I can only imagine what all they could do had they invested same in R&D.
- izendejas 17y agoThe memristor alone is a gold mine. They've also innovated tremendously in making data centers more energy efficient. I'm not sure what you consider innovation, but because this stuff doesn't make in the news regularly like some pretty phones do, it doesn't mean large companies like IBM and HP aren't innovating every day.
- seshagiric 17y agoAn example of the point I am trying to make is that HP now has a consulting division that implements SAP (ERP) solutions for other companies. Why would you spend money acquiring businesses like that? Memristor is a great example. But how much time between nano technology research at HP labs and end-user products being released? main point being will the money spent on acquiring other businesses be rather well spent if invested in internal R&D to speedup things.
- lyime 17y agoHP is indirectly investing in R&D. It would take HP years to build something like WebOS on their own. They just bought 1500 patents and years of R&D effort with talent for a good price. I am not sure how they could top that.