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Desktop computer a failure -- Hewlett-Packard to lay off 27,000

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TheSportsPredictor, May 23, 2012.

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  1. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Announced today that due to lower than expected sales of desktop computers - HP will be laying off 27,000 workers.

    I wonder if this announcement was delayed until after the gay marriage kerluffle.

    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hp-layoffs-20120524,0,2125761.story
     
    TheSportsPredictor, May 23, 2012
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  2. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Just three days after Jason Duffner won more than $1 million at the HP Byron Nelson Classic.
     
    Armchair_QB, May 23, 2012
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  3. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    I hope Dufner deposited the check already.
     
    Football_Bat, May 24, 2012
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  4. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Laptops and Ipads cost too much. Who in the world will ever buy them?
     
    93Devil, May 24, 2012
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  5. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    eBay's Meg Whitman? One and the same?

    I'm typing on an HP computer, a parting gift from AOL. Is it going to blow up?
     
    Moderator1, May 24, 2012
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  6. Greenhorn

    Greenhorn Active Member

    Yep, the same. I guess HP loves wannabe California pols.
     
    Greenhorn, May 24, 2012
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  7. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    I had an HP laptop that was a virus magnet. I shitcanned it and went straight Apple.
     
    Football_Bat, May 24, 2012
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  8. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    What's the Buy It Now price?
     
    Azrael, May 24, 2012
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  9. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    My HP wasn't a virus magnet. It just fell apart.
     
    Stitch, May 24, 2012
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  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Wall Street is very, very happy! This is wonderful news!

    http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/article/BT-CO-20120524-712291.html

    Stock was up 7.5 percent in early trading but has retreated and is now only up 3 percent for the day.
     
    LongTimeListener, May 24, 2012
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  11. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    WSJ as usual sis-boom-bahing and shaking the pom-poms for the layoff of thousands of workers.

    Rah-rah!!
     
    Starman, May 24, 2012
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  12. Joe M

    Joe M New Member

    This layoff notice certainly speaks to how the IT market is changing. The proliferation of mobile devices (smart phones, tablets, laptops etc) have taken a toll on the traditional desktop market.
     
    Joe M, May 29, 2012
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