02-18-2002, 02:43 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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HP to exit the PC business - implications for the Jornada?
http://www.interex.org/hotnews/content/pcsnomore.1.17.02.html
"Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina told USA Today in mid January that the company may have to get out of the PC business if the merger with Compaq Computer Corp. fails to go through."
Ok, ok, this is a month old, but I hadn't seen it put so bluntly before. Probably more grandstanding by HP CEO Fiorina trying to get the point across that the HP+Compaq deal must happen. The assumption if the PC's go, so do the PPC's, which would be a huge shame. The Jornada 56x series have really come a long way from the Jornadas before it (remember the 430? :-D ) and with the Pocket PC continuing to climb in market share, it would be bad to lose the number two player.
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02-18-2002, 02:51 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Shame
It certainly would be a shame. If the merger succeeds, there is not enough room in one company for both Jornada and iPaq. Latest round has to go to Jornada. If it fails, is Jornada doomed? I would hope not, but I don't get a sense from Carly that she knows what products are woth keeping and which are not.
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02-18-2002, 02:59 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
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If HP gets out of the PC business, what does that leave them with? Nothing??
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02-18-2002, 03:01 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Actually, I don't think that this means that the Jornada will be gone. I just think that the Jornada development and the iPAQ development divisions will merge. Why not? We'll have the Jorpaq. Or the iPor... never mind...
While PC sales are going down, aren't Pocket PC sales going up? I don't think that PPCs and PCs are that intertwined.
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02-18-2002, 03:02 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by pdadave
If HP gets out of the PC business, what does that leave them with? Nothing??
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They have the printer and scanner/imaging software. They also are heavy into services. I believe they already spun off the medical systems stuff, but if not - that is a viable business too.
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02-18-2002, 03:04 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Merger?
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Originally Posted by Robotbeat
We'll have the Jorpaq. Or the iPor... never mind...
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Ha ha ha - I had similar thoughts.
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Originally Posted by Robotbeat
While PC sales are going down, aren't Pocket PC sales going up? I don't think that PPCs and PCs are that intertwined.
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HP was a leader in several areas and defocused from them. I don't have a high level of confidence in Carly's ability to distinguish PocketPC from PC.
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02-18-2002, 03:14 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 792
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Originally Posted by JonnoB
They have the printer and scanner/imaging software. They also are heavy into services. I believe they already spun off the medical systems stuff, but if not - that is a viable business too.
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Wow, I feel really dumb! I have both an HP scanner and printer, I don't know why I didn't think of that. Thanks Jonno.
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02-18-2002, 03:20 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 332
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Originally Posted by Robotbeat
...iPor...
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HA HA HA :lol:
Just short of the i'mPoor! 
Maybe we need a poll on what the name of the new ComHPaq device should be called?
JorPAQ
iPor
iNada
iJorPAQnada
PaqNada
iGor
There are so many comedic possibilities with this! Especially when you remember the spanish translation of nada!
daniel
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02-18-2002, 03:25 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
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My vote's on iJorPAQnada!
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02-18-2002, 03:38 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 243
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Merger?
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Originally Posted by JonnoB
HP was a leader in several areas and defocused from them. I don't have a high level of confidence in Carly's ability to distinguish PocketPC from PC.
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Carly couldn't find the on button to a PC if it was the only button on the PC, right on the front, with a big neon sign point to it.
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