Hewlett-Packard Plans to Break in Two

Wall Street Journal ^ | Oct. 5, 2014 1:31 p.m. ET | JOANN S. LUBLIN, DANA MATTIOLI and DANA CIMILLUCA

[tje]

Split Would Separate PC, Printer Operation From Corporate Hardware and Other Units

Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ +2.00% plans to break in two, separating its personal-computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services operations, according to people familiar with the matter.

[tje]

That's all there is to the article. Supposedly more tomorrow.

[Larry Lucido]

Well, my printer broke in two, so why not?

[dfwgator]

So did my laptop.

[Larry Lucido]

So then we return half of the broken item to each company!

[Scutter]

Years ago, when their printer division was the only one making money, I wished they would do this. Now I think their printers are sort of 2nd tier junk. But hopefully this will help them get back on track.

Glad they sold off their test equipment division (Agilent/Keysight) long ago, or that wouldnhave been ruined too.

[illiac]

Bill and Dave would not be pleased.

All their hard work undone in a liberal a$$ sucking nation.

Used to work at HP and met them both - great men with great foresight and vision....

[Cowboy Bob]

So, does that mean there will be a Hewlett Corp. and a Packard Corp?

[dfwgator]

Will both companies be run by incompetent women?

[Cowboy Bob]

Who gets stuck with Meg Whitman?

[Cowboy Bob]

Didn’t see your post! Ha.

[tje]

Seriously, it’ll probably be Hewlett-Packard for the corp stuff and Compaq for the PC and printer crap (and I do mean crap).

[Vendome]

They should acquire a competitor that has absolutely zero accretive value and see what the stock holders say this time around.

[dhs12345]

Pretty much all printers are junk these days.

Much like appliances, everything these days is a pile of poop.

We have an old HP Laser Jet from ‘94 that is still running like a champ. Thousands of pages printed. Even used it on a production line for a few months. Installed a parallel port to Ethernet converter.

We have junked several generations of Cannon printers, a couple of Lexmarks, a three HP inkjets.

[dfwgator]

Give away the printers, sell the ink.

[dhs12345]

Interesting to see the evolution of the computer industry. I used to work for DEC (which was acquired by Compaq which was acquired by HP).

[dhs12345]

Exactly. The business model. And planned obsolescence. Unfortunately, the customer is screwed at both ends.

[Jonty30]

I find my Lexmark 250D runs as well as it did when I first bought it. I don’t intend to replace it until I can’t find any more toner.

[17th Miss Regt]

If the lawyers are involved it will be a Hewlard Corporation and a Paclett Corporation.

[dhs12345]

How old is it?

We decided to try Lexmark because of all the problems with Cannon and HP. Have a Lexmark Prevail that needs a new head that I already replaced once for $85. The feeder wheel is loose too and the printer tended to jam (before the head failed).

Have you tried refurbished cartridges? I haven't had a lot of good luck with them but that may be an option for you.

[dhs12345]

Sorry. 205D. Presume you mean E250D. Seems like they are still available on the Internet.

http://www.suppliesoutlet.com/NOINDEX-p/cle250.htm?gclid=CMXb-rKWlsECFQaCMgod50cA-Q