How HP Spinning Off Its PC Business Would Affect Microsoft (HPQ, MSFT)

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HP Shifts Shape, Ditches WebOS
(TheStreet) -- HP(HPQ), desperate to boost its margins, unveiled a major corporate and strategic overhaul Thursday, which will involve ditching its WebOS devices and potentially spinning off its PC business. HP turned on a firehouse of announcements ... read more

How HP Spinning Off Its PC Business Would Affect Microsoft (HPQ, MSFT)
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the PC last week, one of its original inventors at IBM said the PC was no longer relevant. This could be a big deal for Microsoft. Here's why: HP is the biggest seller of PCs in the world. ... read more

FACTBOX-HP's ten largest deals since 2000
NEW YORK Aug 18 (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) is close to a deal to buy British software company Autonomy (AUTN.L) for $10 billion, according to two sources familiar with the company's plans. [ID:nN1E77H131] A $10 billion deal would be HP's ... read more

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