The idea of HP division is not new - back in 2011 the business of manufacturing personal computers would provide an independent company CEO Leo Apotheker, who was later expelled from the the company, due to the rationality of the acquisition of British company Autonomy for $ 12 billion, but while the pace of business optimization corporations clearly lag behind the expectations of investors and shareholders - HP's stock price has been steadily declining.
Associate revived theme of HP division into independent companies. On 27 December HP has applied to the competent authorities of the United States, which said the possible disposal of assets and activities that do not meet HP requirements .
HP sources explained that the company has no plans to get rid of any major divisions, and even more - from a PC manufacturing business. It is possible that the spread of such rumors is profitable to HP competitors .