[Info-vax] OT: HP Poised to merge PC and printer divisions

[Paul Sture]

On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:47:13 -0700, Rich Jordan wrote:

> I expect that will mean even more broken printers with crippled firmware
> and diminished font choices, moving UP the ladder of size and price from
> their current moderate low end.  Printers that only work properly with
> windows or other specially selected platforms.  And a whole lot of
> debugging trying to work around why long established print forms and
> setup modules work 'differently' on new PCL-5e "compatible" printers
> running firmware generated by the 'new overseas firmware programmers'.

Funny you say that:

"HP finally decides the future of the PC: It's a printer accessory"

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/21/hp_psg_ipg_amalgamation/

"HP’s Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) and its Personal Systems Group 
(PSG) are joining forces to create the Printing and Personal Systems 
Group."

Note that Printing comes first :-)

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Paul Sture