HP To Combine PC, Printer Divisions

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HP To Combine PC, Printer Divisions

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday March 21, 2012 @12:16AM from the if-at-first-you-don't-succeed-something-something dept.

itwbennett writes "Apotheker wanted to sell off HP's PC division, Whitman vowed not to, and now HP is combining the PC division with the printer division in an effort to cut costs, unnamed sources told the All Things D blog. Given that both divisions reported declining sales last quarter, is HP hoping that two wrongs make a right?"

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Makes sense by SJHillman · 2012-03-21 00:31 · Score: 4, Insightful

Five years ago, HP made pretty nice printers and pretty crappy computers.
Now they make pretty nice printers and pretty crappy computers, but the print drivers are so horrible (and bloated) they might as well give you a rock and call it a printer.
Re:Sad by TheRaven64 · 2012-03-21 00:45 · Score: 5, Insightful

HP still makes some of the best printers in the world. The difference is that they now also make a load of cheap consumer crap.

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Corporate manuvering by T.E.D. · 2012-03-21 00:49 · Score: 3, Insightful

More likely they are combining their losers in preparation of either selling them to someone, or spinning them off into their own company.
Putting them together makes jettisoning them at some point easier.
Re:What's next? Free printer with every ink purcha by sigxcpu · 2012-03-21 01:03 · Score: 2, Insightful

That's because they assume that unlike consumers, professionals factor the price of consumables into the buying decision.

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Re:people still use printers at home? by alen · 2012-03-21 01:12 · Score: 1, Insightful

there is an ipad or some other tablet with her name on it for this
Re:Sad by Pewpdaddy · 2012-03-21 01:20 · Score: 3, Insightful

I agree, their commercial offerings are still real printers. But the consumer side is a nightmare. I wonder how they justify a 300mb driver install in a consumer machine when you compare it to a 90mb install for a commercial plotter printer? Not to mention that the aforementioned 300mb driver install takes nearly an hour when AV is active.