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HP says they're getting ready to spin off or sell their PC division. According to this article that would be mean the new company or the acquiring company woul
by KevinEldon 15y ago
HP says they're getting ready to spin off or sell their PC division. According to this article that would be mean the new company or the acquiring company would:
- Be the #1 PC manufacturer
- Be the #2 tablet manufacturer
- Have a 1 million installed base for WebOS
- Have taken 1 million customers away from their competitors who at least in the Android space seem to be struggling a bit
That's a pretty compelling story especially if this new entity can capitalize on it with more management and sales autonomy, focus, and agility. I'm not saying everything about this strategic change is pretty, but I'd wait before calling this a failure.
- j_col 15y agoI completely agree with all of your points, and I think that a lot of people are missing the point of just how disruptive HP have been in all of this, in terms of mopping up tablet users with the cheap Touchpad who would have otherwise opted to buy a cheap Android tablet. Amazon for one, must be furious with HP given that this fire-sale happened on the eve of their $250 tablet launch, especially given that the Touchpad makes a sweet Kindle device. It will be very interesting to see what happens with this spin-off entity, and indeed, what it will be called (anyone taking bets on Compaq or Palm making a come back)?
- 0x12 15y agoOne possible acquirer would be Lenovo.