Ecco Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Although the world is dependent on personal computers, making them has not been a great business for most American companies for almost a decade.Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it was considering offloading its PC business, even though it is the undisputed worldwide market leader, is a sign of the difficulties. If HP goes through with the idea, it would follow IBM which was one of the first to recognise the long-term problems and, in 2005, sold its business to Lenovo, a Chinese company. Other American makers like Compaq (acquired by HP), Gateway and Packard Bell were absorbed by others or just faded away. Depending on how HP sheds the unit - it could sell or spin it off as a separate company - only two American PC makers would remain. One of them, Dell, struggles for every percentage point of market share.The other, Apple, prospers. And the reason it does highlights the shift from a PC-centric era to one dominated by smartphones and tablets. HP, Dell and every PC maker worldwide, has been unable to make a tablet consumers feel they must have. HP has killed its tablet, the TouchPad, after just a few weeks on store shelves. Computer makers are expected to ship only about 4% more PCs this year than last year, according to IDC. Tablets, in contrast, are flying off store shelves. Global sales are expected to more than double this year to 24.1 million, according to Forrester Research. More than two-thirds of those tablets, however, are sold by Apple. Sales of its iPad pulled in $9 billion in just the first half of the year, 30% more than all of Dell's consumer PC business in the same period. The joke in Silicon Valley: there is no tablet market, only an iPad market. The other observation is no joke: Apple is the only maker with strong PC growth. Spending on desktops and laptops grew 16% in the latest quarter, while Dell's consumer product sales increased 1%. "The tablet effect is real," said Leo Apotheker, HP's chief executive, in an interview on Thursday, acknowledging that the TouchPad had failed to live up to expectations and that it would have cost too much to compete. "It's very different from where the business was going 10 years ago," Apotheker said. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-08-20/news/29909344_1_tablet-touchpad-pc-business Can't really see a big company doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedball1978 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 i lived down the street from them for years... i used to work there when it was compaq, and saw the changes they made, now its a college campus for lonestar college... and there's still many empty buildings there... but HP still owns most of the property... they're just leasing it to Lonestar until the buildings are fully occupied by them. Sucks to see them shutdown a part of history down, I even own a HP computer myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecco Posted August 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 i lived down the street from them for years... i used to work there when it was compaq, and saw the changes they made, now its a college campus for lonestar college... and there's still many empty buildings there... but HP still owns most of the property... they're just leasing it to Lonestar until the buildings are fully occupied by them. Sucks to see them shutdown a part of history down, I even own a HP computer myself. Yep. I own an HP desktop and laptop, and my family has 2 more HP computers, along with a couple HP printers. I guess when the market turns, things like normal computers get slapped into history. I never did like those new touch pad things.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxperson Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 wow... that doesnt even see right... oh well, survival of the fittest i guess Quote Team Audio Specialists 1998 GMC Sierra SLT Z71 ext. cab Headunit: Pioneer DEH-P7400HD Mids and Highs: One pair Boston SC65 6.5s One pair Boston SE75 4x6s Two pairs of Precision power T.2 tweeters Two pairs of ebay type tweeters (soon to be replaced) Boston GTA704 four channel amp RCAs: Stinger 4000 series 4 channel RCAs Lows: Two Sundown Audio SA-12s Sundown Audio Saz-2500d 3.9 cubic foot ported box (full 45 corners) fully braced and resined tuned at 33hz, all before displacement XS Power D3400 and Interstate starting battery, both under hood all KnuKonceptz Kolossus 1/0 wire (just 1 run for now) Big 3 done in 1/0 Audio Specialists <-----Best car audio shop in Western Kentucky/North Central Tennessee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blownengine Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Shit my HP laptop is brand new! Does that mean Im screwed if they stop making laptops and something on mine breaks? I hope the whole world doesnt use Apple one day. Im not a super trendy Mac fag. Sorry I dont feel the need to spend $2400 on a Macbook when my $800 HP does the EXACT SAME stuff! Quote 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT (Yea its got a Hemi)Alpine CDA-105KnuKonceptz 0ga CCA Big 3 with Yellow Top 15" SoundQubed HDC3DC Audio 1.2K (Bass)Pioneer 6x9's (Front)Pioneer 6.5's (Rear)Kicker 3.5's (Dash)Sony amp on the highs. (Hey it was free) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8PunkRok Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 fuck em. hp makes crap. Quote -Matt2005 Dodge Magnum RTJVC KD-AVX1 2 PPI S580.2 Obsidian Audio ST1 Horn Tweeters PRV 8MB450s Audio Legion 3500.1D 2 RE MT 18s 360 ah LiFePO4 BatterySHCA 2/0 155.2 @ 29 hzKicker CVR 15's buildDD 3512e buildMini T-Line Build(6) 8s BuildNightshade 15s Wall BuildMagnum AB XFL 12s BuildNewest Magnum Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedball1978 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 it has nothing to do with the market... it has everything to do with the damn CEO, they're just being dicks at this point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjay Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 I love my HP laptop. If they decide to keep the business I'll buy another one next year Quote Principal JTech Consulting - Leader in 12-Volt Training and Product PlanningIt's not about how much power you have, but how well you use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjay Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 it has nothing to do with the market... it has everything to do with the damn CEO, they're just being dicks at this point... please, be so kind as to elaborate upon this statement. Quote Principal JTech Consulting - Leader in 12-Volt Training and Product PlanningIt's not about how much power you have, but how well you use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 i hope they liquidate those too, i'll buy one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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