The history of computer industry show successful examples of some companies specialization in a narrow activity area. In particular, IBM now focuses on technological developments and the provision of services to corporations, but even ten years ago it produced not only PCs but also hard drives and printers. Since 2001, the company does release Printers Lexmark, in 2002 HDDs production engaged Hitachi, and the release of desktop computers and laptops since 2004, deals with the Chinese company Lenovo. All these activities once controlled IBM.
Last week, associate reported that some investment companies would prefer to share the assets of HP. Some experts suggest the division of company in smaller structural units. For example, the production of personal computers and laptops HP is characterized by high turnover and low profit margins. Manufacturing of printers and consumables for them, in contrast, has a good rate of return.
However, the head of HP does not want to hear about the division of the company. According to informed sources, he cites the example of Apple, which is quite a unique combination of different activities - from the production of personal computers, tablets and smart phones to software development. Many experts in this context, concerned about the operating system WebOS, which HP got from Palm. However, as part of a large corporation engaged in the development of its business unit , HP much likely can face a lack of immediate commercial return. Related Products :
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