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HP is Tech's New Top Dog?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the top-of-the-heap dept.

bart_scriv writes "BusinessWeek argues that HP is the new Big Blue: 'Now, tech is about to get a new biggest behemoth. It's HP. The Palo Alto, Calif., PC and printer giant had higher sales than IBM last quarter, and analysts project it will finish 2006 with greater annual sales than Big Blue for the first time ever: $91 billion for HP vs. $90.5 billion for IBM. The reason HP pulled ahead is simple: IBM last year sold off its $11 billion PC business to Lenovo Group Ltd. But, because the companies have chosen fundamentally different paths, with HP aggressively going after consumers while IBM focuses on corporations, HP is expected to grow faster than IBM in coming years. Since both use blue in their logos, you might say there's a new Big Blue in the house.'"

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  1. Yay. by Vengeance · · Score: 4, Funny

    Self-igniting batteries are the path to success in business. Who would have guessed?

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    It was a joke! When you give me that look it was a joke.
  2. Be careful. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You seem to have a long term view of things. That isn't compatible with Slashdot or the market. :-)