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I don't know about you, but it's been a LONG time since I've seen anyone using an HP computer. If the general consumer wants a computer for their home, they typ
by w33ble 15y ago
I don't know about you, but it's been a LONG time since I've seen anyone using an HP computer. If the general consumer wants a computer for their home, they typically buy from Dell. This is also true for a lot of companies. HP hasn't been a major player in the consumer PC market for a long time. I don't think leaving the consumer PC industry will matter much at all in terms of their "public facing division."
- namityadav 15y agoYou do know that HP has the biggest market share in PC shipment today, right? Ref:http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3927996/Fourth-Quarter-PC-Sales-Hit-New-Record http://www.hardwarecentral.com/reviews/article.php/3927996/F... No other competitor came close to HP, though, which shipped 18 million computers in the fourth quarter. It finished the year with almost 20 percent of all PC shipments globally.
- w33ble 15y agoI did not know that. Thanks for sharing. However, that comment comes right after this one: "The corporate PC segment continues to outperform the consumer market as companies replace systems with newer, faster, more efficient computers," Wilkins said. Since the article doesn't distinguish consumer vs corporate sales, I suspect that they are suggesting the most of HP's computer sales being from the corporate segment, which is not at all surprising. If that's the case, it supports what I said, "HP hasn't been a major player in the consumer PC market for a long time" Related, and maybe I missed this, but is HP selling off all of their PC division, or just the consumer PC division? If it's everything, has anyone seen any explanation why the company that shipped the most PCs by a decent margin would be looking to leave the market?