BERLIN, Sept 1 | Thu Sep 1, 2011 11:21am EDT BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Struggling Taiwanese PC maker Acer Inc is not interested in acquiring the PC business of bigger rival Hewlett-Packard Co , which the U.S. firm is trying to carve out from the group, a senior Acer official said. HP stunned...
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Has HP done a "New Coke" with WebOS and tablets?
In 1985, the Coca-Cola Corporation was in the doldrums. From the dominant position with over 60% of the soft drink business its sales had declined to little more than 25% of what had become a very competitive business. Then in April of 1985, Coca-Cola executed what became one of the most brilliant marketing screw...
Amazon Learns Pricing Lesson From HP
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Digital City 140: The future of HP laptops and desktops, your TouchPad …
<!– –> This week: With HP’s sudden shift away from the PC business, we look at what the future of that company’s laptop and desktop products might be; a handy FAQ answers your pressing TouchPad questions, and Joe and Julie try some tech trivia. Bonus: Download the show’s jaunty theme song as a free...
HP spends $1.5M on 2Q lobbying
SAN FRANCISCO Hewlett-Packard Co. spent $1.5 million lobbying federal officials in the second quarter, slightly less than the $1.6 million the technology company spent a year earlier, but more than the $1.45 million it spent the previous quarter. According to recent disclosure forms, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company lobbied Congress and government agencies on...
HP WebOS Patents: Are Samsung, Nokia and Microsoft Bidding?
HP is quietly opening for license its HP WebOS patent portfolio. After a two-week investigation into the portfolio and discussions with patent experts, it’s clear who’s likely to buy or license it. That company is Samsung. I expect Samsung to make a formal bid for at least an exclusive license of the valuable HP...
HP Strategy Leaves Opening for Apple, Dell: Analysts
Hewlett-Packard’s plan to spin off its Personal Systems Group, its PC manufacturing arm, could damage the company’s position with small to midsize businesses, according to a pair of analysts. “Our prognosis is that without PSG, HP’s value proposition will be much weaker in SMBs,” Sanjeev Aggarwal and Laurie McCabe, analysts with the SMB Group,...
HP 12c calculator: Still up-to-date after 30 years
The 30th anniversary edition of the HP 12c calculator is perfect as is. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) You probably change your computer every couple of years and update your phone based on Apple’s release cycles. But chances are that inside your briefcase or in your desk drawer, there’s a gadget that hasn’t been changed for...
AUTOS: 420-HP Audi S7 To Debut
The Audi A7 has only been in showrooms for a short while, but the model we’ve been waiting for is still almost a year out from its sales debut. That would be the new Audi S7, which is set to go on sale in Europe in the spring of 2012 and should arrive in...
Alas, poor Léo: HP drifts toward disaster
The TouchPad is dead. Or it isn’t. We’re exiting the PC business. Or we won’t. HP is confusing customers, investors, developers, and suppliers Follow @BSnyderSF Confusion is never a good business strategy. And when it comes to the tech industry, there’s nothing that customers and IT like less than uncertainty. It means you can’t...