HP To Combine PC, Printer Divisions 142
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?"
Makes sense (Score:5, 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 (Score:5, Insightful)
Corporate manuvering (Score:4, 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 (Score:2, Insightful)
That's because they assume that unlike consumers, professionals factor the price of consumables into the buying decision.
Re:people still use printers at home? (Score:2, Insightful)
there is an ipad or some other tablet with her name on it for this
Re:Sad (Score:3, Insightful)