TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2011
INDUSTRY AND THE PROFESSION
HP TO CALL IT QUITS
Hewlett Packard's roots in the personal computer business go way back to 1968, when it rolled out the 9100A which some credit as being the first mass-marketed, mass-produced PC. HP marketed it as a desktop calculator, but
it did have a CPU, a CRT display, magnetic card storage, and a printer. In fact, Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I
while working there and offered it to them, but they declined, eventually becoming a giant in the "IBM-compatible"
world. As of 2010, HP still had a 17. 9 percent share
of the global PC business, but with a shrinking share
of a shrinking market and profit margins increasingly
skinny, the company recently made it known that it is
exploring "the separation of its Personal Systems
Group (PSG) into a separate company through a
spin-off or other transaction." According to Leo
Apotheker, HP president and CEO, "We believe
exploring alternatives for PSG could enhance its
performance, allow it to more effectively compete
and provide greater value for HP shareholders." HP
also reported that it plans to discontinue operations
for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and
webOS phones. Apparently, it's time to follow in the
footsteps of IBM, which sold its PC unit to Lenovo in
2005. NV
■ HP's 9100A desktop calculator, regarded as the first
mass-marketed PC.
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