Hp iPAQ -- Compaq iPAQ

[dylanbj]

Does anyone know why they changed the name to hp ipaq after the merger?

[arnage2]

Compaq name was phased out.

[Janak Parekh]

Compaq name was phased out.
Not entirely. They still sell Compaq Presarios and some Compaq servers too. I don't think anyone's quite sure what the heck HP is doing in branding... :|

--janak

[Jeff Rutledge]

Yeah, they rebranded the HP Evo laptop line so that the model line is now called Compaq. I'm looking at an HP Compaq NC6000 laptop right now.
Strange...

[rugerx]

Whats funny is ipaq was also the name of a micro desktop pc that compaq put out a few years back.
http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/33/03/2e/20120366.JPG

When a buddy of mine asked me if I was going to buy an ipaq, I just stared at him like he was an idiot.

Little did I know he was talking about a PPC. :lol:

[Janak Parekh]

Whats funny is ipaq was also the name of a micro desktop pc that compaq put out a few years back.
Actually, iPAQ referred to a line of "personal" devices, including that, a WinCE-based home Internet Access appliance, a personal music player, and or two other things apart from the Pocket PC.

HP and Compaq have always been infinitely confusing in their branding, and they've just gotten worse. I can't make heads or tails of their product naming now across-the-board.

--janak