"Throw away" face-lift mobile PC HP

PC (personal computer) is dead, at least HP is thought so. As the largest international manufacturers and PC hardware manufacturers, Hewlett-Packard this time made a stunning decision. Beijing yesterday, HP announced its decision to terminate the WebOS smartphones and Tablet PC business, will focus on software research. HP also said the company alsoRelated stock movements.android tablet pc Is studying the sale of the PC business.
U.S. "Time" magazine commented that HP ushered in a "dramatic reshuffle", is the largest since the company's 72 year history of a "face-lift."HP said in its official statement, it did not completely abandon the WebOS, will continue to develop software, but from now on, it will terminate the operation of the device WebOS work. This means that HP has just handed down two months listed on the TouchPad Tablet PC "death", according to the original plan, TouchPad landed the Chinese market this fall. Tablet PC HP TouchPad abandoned due to the Tablet PC and smart phone business in the country not yet listed, so the direct impact of domestic users for less. However, HP is about to split personal computer (PC) business to shift tens of millions of users involved in the domestic.
HP's move is not currently promising for investment institutions. Yesterday, Standard & Poor's HP and its subsidiaries corporate credit rating and senior unsecured rating from A down to the "A-1", and included a negative watch list. Standard & Poor's credit analyst said, PC business even though profit margins are low, but it is HP's highest-paid business. While stripping is wise to see this business a long time, but short-term financial impact of HP's very large.android tablet pc At Hewlett-Packard to renounce the WebOS system, split the PC business, while Hewlett-Packard announced yesterday 25.50 pounds per share (about 42 U.S. dollars) to buy British software company Autonomy of all outstanding shares. Analysis of the industry, the HP acquisition may be important to enter the Internet services market initiatives.
Autonomy is the UK's second largest software vendors, clients include Coca Cola, Nestle and the U.S. Commission and many other well-known companies. Hewlett-Packard gives $ 42 a share offer, the price premium than the Autonomy of the normal 64%, the total transaction value will reach 100 billion U.S. dollars, android tablet pc you can see HP's commitment to enter this field. It is reported that the transaction will be completed by the end, the transaction will be paid in cash.