Security researchers at Columbia University have announced HP printers can be hacked into allowing remote control. They also claim they can cause the printers to catch fire but HP denies that’s possible. Having worked on printers like HP’s I can … Read More
Leo Apotheker, who mismanaged HP for 11 months, get to take home $25 million in severance. [Update] Per Gruber, here’s how the HP stock did under his watch. Heckuva job, Leo.
Cringely on HP: “Though confirmed by this week’s HP decisions to change direction and ditch the PC business, let’s understand something: the HP I knew died many years ago.” I know I seem obsessed with HP lately, but you have to … Read More
It’s pretty clear that Hewlett-Packard is one confused company right now. They’ve strayed far from the vision of the founders and seem unable to figure out what they are and what they want to do. I work for a competitor and … Read More
“Let’s say you were given a year to kill Hewlett-Packard. Here’s how you do it.”
When HP dumped its WebOS (that they bought with the Palm acquisition) and associated devices, it began selling TouchPad tablets at $99 in most of their markets. Unsurprisingly, they’re selling like hotcakes now since they’re a decent if not stellar device. … Read More
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