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HP To Combine PC, Printer Divisions

Posted by Soulskill on 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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  1. Makes sense by SJHillman · · 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.

  2. Re:Sad by TheRaven64 · · 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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