Channel Strategies for the CIOSince the time rumors spread that Hewlett-Packard was going to end-of-life the TouchPad and HP’s aspirations to spin off its PC business went public, there was a bevy of analysis and public outcry. Check out the timeline of HP’s decision making, what’s next for HP and how partners perceived former HP CEO Leo Apotheker’s choices and new CEO Meg Whitman.
HP partners hold the line ahead of PC strategy decision
IT solution providers were critical of HP's decision to publicize that the
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of its Personal Systems Group, which was decided at the end of October.
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Two companies down: What's next for HP's Apotheker?
After being relieved of his duties at SAP, Apotheker
has now been replaced by Meg Whitman as HP CEO. This news has experts wondering what both HP's
and Apotheker's plans are.
HP overhaul continues with webOS layoffs
Once HP
confirmed that it will lay off more than 500 webOS employees, experts wondered what it will
mean to the future of its personal systems group. HP also remained busy on the personnel front by
promoting Mike Parrottino to head U.S. PSG channel sales.
Deconstructing HP
The Uncharted Waters blogger took an inside look why HP
thinking that it couldn’t win the tablet war played a big part in its decision to pull the plug
on the TouchPad and publicize its desire to spin off its PC business.
What’s next for HP: Five things to watch for
What are some moves that would make sense for HP after its flurry of moves since August? Here
are some items to keep an eye on for those following the HP
saga, including whether the TouchPad is really dead.
HP decision to dump webOS still makes no sense
Even with time to reflect on its decision, HP
killing the TouchPad and dumping webOS still confounds this ITKE blogger, who thinks HP has
burned a great deal of credibility.
HP PCs are dead, long live HP PCs!
HP left everyone confused with its messages that 1) PCs are a top priority, and 2) It wants to
spin off its PC business. Because of these mixed signals, experts wonder what a potential spin off
would mean to large
HP VARs whose business includes desktops.
HP to make good on TouchPad refunds
HP is still picking up the pieces after killing
off the TouchPad while trying to keep partners and customers happy. VARs that heeded HP’s
advice to “go all in” and order TouchPads were reimbursed the full price paid for the now-lifeless
tablets rather than the bargain-basement $99 price tag.
TouchPad banners still hanging at HP headquarters
Talk about irony. Even after announcing the end
of life of TouchPads, the tablet’s large banners were still draped over HP headquarters that
week.
HP reverbs continue to roil partners, Wall Street
HP’s Stephen DiFranco said in an email that HP is committed to the health and growth of
its PC business right after news broke that HP
wants to sell or spin off its PC division. Needless to say, this didn’t exactly quell the fears
spreading in the channel.
HP partners blast tablet, PC decision, Autonomy buy
When Leo Apotheker made a change, it’s usually a doozy. In late August, Apotheker was forced to
disclose (on the HP earnings call) that HP was
looking at “alternatives” for its $40-billion-a-year PC business. The news shocked not
only the public but enraged many partners. HP lost more than $12 billion in market cap the day
after the call.
HP to dump webOS TouchPads, phones
After telling anyone who would listen at the HP Americas Partner Conference in March that webOS
was the wave of the future and a major acquisition, HP
stopped operations for the webOS TouchPad and phones. This decision left partners confused and
wondering what Apotheker’s next move would be and whether to listen to his advice.
Will an HP webOS license deal matter?
Even before the HP TouchPad came out in July, experts
had concerns about the long-term viability of webOS in terms of licensing and its ability to
compete with Apple and the iPad.
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