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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. What's next? Free printer with every ink purchase by netsavior · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh wait, they already do that.

  2. Re:What's next? Free printer with every ink purcha by Overzeetop · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, but the power supplies will have chips in them that run out every 6 months, and you'll have to get a replacement - which costs about 75% of the cost of a new machine.

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  3. 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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  4. Re:Sad by P-niiice · · Score: 5, Funny

    you can't print without a driver, tray icon, update app, update app for the update app, scanner tray app, and update app for the scanner app