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HP challenges claims of Lenovo's captaincy of the slowly sinking HMS PC Shipment
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HP challenges claims of Lenovo's captaincy of the slowly sinking HMS PC Shipments
by Derek Kessler
Oct 11, 2012
Quick, name a stat that gets trumpeted at least once a quarter but doesn't really matter much. If you guessed "worldwide PC vendor unit shipment estimates," you're right on the...
Sam Greenblatt leaving HP for technology companies unknown
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Sam Greenblatt leaving HP for technology companies unknown
by Derek Kessler
Oct 10, 2012
A little over six months ago, Sam Greenblatt was moved away from being the CTO of webOS at HP, bringing to an end a significant amount of headbutting and tension at the upper levels of the webOS...
HP, profit, stock
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HP warns investors to expect a rocky 2013; stock tanks
by Derek Kessler
Oct 03, 2012
Maybe it's a good thing the webOS GBU is going to be divorcing splitting itself from HP, as the parent company is gearing up for a year that even has pessimistic analysts and investors caught...
Maybe it's time to stop hating on HP?
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Maybe it's time to stop hating on HP?
by Derek Kessler
Sep 18, 2012
Hate is an incredibly intense emotion. Hate implies that you want to see the object of that emotion ended at all costs, be it the weather, your nemesis, or that untrained dog next door that barks...
From the editor's desk: Blogging about webOS makes me rip out my hair
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From the editor's desk: Blogging about webOS makes me rip out my hair
by Derek Kessler
Sep 14, 2012
After three years, four months, one week, and two days of blogging about webOS, you'd think I would have gone bald by now. Surprisingly, in spite of everything that Palm and HP have thrown my...
A knock-off too far? HP's new Spectre One is almost slavish in copying of iMac
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A knock-off too far? HP's new Spectre One is almost slavish in copying of iMac
by Derek Kessler
Sep 10, 2012
HP's been the number one manufacturer of personal computers since they acquired Compaq in 2002. Despite their numbers-based dominance, HP's recognized the threat to their business posed by...
HP ups layoffs count by two thousand; 29,000 positions gone by 2014
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HP ups layoffs count by two thousand; 29,000 positions gone by 2014
by Derek Kessler
Sep 10, 2012
In HP's seemingly unending quest to quell the bleeding, the company's employees have been in the firing line since May. Back then, CEO Meg Whitman announced that HP was looking to cut its...
HP gavel
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Palm Profile backup failure class-action lawsuit finally paying out, three years later
by Adam Marks
Aug 30, 2012
November 2009. The original Pre and Pixi were the only webOS devices on the market, with Sprint still the exclusive carrier in the US. webOS 1.3.1 was just released and there were under 500 apps in...
HP posts Q3 2012 fiscal results, brings in $29.7 billion in revenue, loses billi
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HP posts Q3 2012 fiscal results, brings in $29.7 billion in revenue, loses billions on paper
by Derek Kessler
Aug 22, 2012
Hewlett-Packard today posted their results for the third quarter of 2012, raking in $29.7 billion in revenue, but still posting a loss of $8.9 billion. That $8.9 billion includes an already...
One year ago, HP cancelled webOS hardware and everything changed
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One year ago, HP cancelled webOS hardware and everything changed
by Derek Kessler
Aug 18, 2012
August 17, 2011 was a weird day. The day prior the HP Pre3 became available in the UK with nary an announcement to herald its arrival. The 17th saw the surprise release of the white 64GB TouchPad in...