[Info-vax] HP to axe 30,000 jobs to cut costs

[Subcommandante XDelta]

On Fri, 18 May 2012 15:44:43 +0200, Paul Sture <paul at sture.ch> wrote:

>http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/09411f3c-
>a054-11e1-88e6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1vCHQVMBD
>
>or tinyurl:
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>http://preview.tinyurl.com/7npqe4j
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>Ouch!

>From a Reuters/Associated Press report:

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Major decisions

Meg Whitman became CEO of HP in September, replacing Leo Apotheker,
who was fired after less than a year on the job. In addition to these
job cuts, here are some major decisions under her leadership:

-October 27, 2011: After her predecessor flirts will selling or
spinning off the PC business, HP says it will keep it after all. The
company says keeping it is right for the company, its customers,
shareholders and business partners.

- December 9: HP says that instead of selling its webOS mobile
operating system or killing it off, it's making it available as
open-source software that anyone can use and modify freely. The
company is hoping more mobile apps will be developed under webOS by
offering it to the open-source community.

- March 21, 2012: HP says it will combine its PC and printers
businesses. The move will save an unspecified amount of money as the
company expects improved productivity and efficiency and streamlined
customer support and supply chain. HP had combined the divisions
before, but reversed that in 2005 when printers were still thriving.

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Just tapping about in the dark looking for that singular photon of
hope in regards to VMS, but is the news about WebOS such a photon?