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Mike Temporale
02-21-2006, 03:15 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/060213c.html' target='_blank'>http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/060213c.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"HP today announced its handheld business will be a separate unit within the company's Personal Systems Group (PSG), enabling the company to provide greater focus and oversight to the multi-billion dollar converged handheld marketplace. The handheld business was previously combined with notebooks as part of the Mobility Business Unit. By separating handhelds, HP will improve its ability to capitalize on its strategy for growth in both the notebook computing and handheld markets, giving each unit greater financial and operational control of its respective business. The change also builds on HP's recent moves to streamline its organization, including splitting certain functions that had previously been combined."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.SmartphoneThoughts.com/images/Temporale-HPLogo.gif" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />Maybe now we'll finally see HP release a Windows Mobile Smartphone. Worst case, maybe they'll be able to get the iPAQ line back to the height of the glory days when Compaq ran it. :lol:

Darius Wey
02-21-2006, 04:03 PM
Maybe now we'll finally see HP release a Windows Mobile Smartphone.

It's definitely coming (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?lc=en&amp;cc=us&amp;dlc=en&amp;product=1829179) - the question is when? :?:

ctmagnus
02-22-2006, 02:22 AM
Didn't Compaq have separate notebook and handheld divisions?

Jerry Raia
02-22-2006, 10:52 AM
Maybe now we'll finally see HP release a Windows Mobile Smartphone. Worst case, maybe they'll be able to get the iPAQ line back to the height of the glory days when Compaq ran it. :lol:

I doubt it. Legendary HP has been in a downward spiral in some areas for a long time. The handheld area is one of them. I like the 6515 but quality wise it is light years behind what HP used to make.