Win lose HP equipment sales were strong, but that's not where the money

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If you look closely at why HP jumped on PCs and other electronics, there are several easy and clear reasons. The bulk of them? HP has been number one in sales, but – at least Amplicate arguably losing methodology – number seven in mindshare. In the end, it looks like it is better to let someone flog hardware, while HP made and what she always did best: tell companies how to spend money in tech.

So who takes for HP? Well according to a report by Digitimes, it looks like HP will be handing the keys of their brand over to Samsung, IBM, where she partnered with Lenovo to sell laptops and PCS.

Samsung has used quanta, COMPAL and Pegatron – three major producers – consider outsourcing orders. Digitimes piece focuses on netbooks, but it is clear that this step will reduce the price of Samsung products and enable the company to ramp up in order to capture 40 million-strong business unit of HP and maintain your own profitable trading.

Therefore, we have established a motive, we identified some of the perpetrators, but we have not yet established deadlines. Why now? Why so suddenly? Gruber nails it:

The point is that the relevant experience of Apotheker served as CEO of SAP. What is SAP? SAP-business software and consulting companies. Honestly we all should have seen this coming. Enterprise Consulting guy did not turn around PC and device maker. You bring in a consulting company to make computer and Guy device maker in the business consulting company.

Whether HP goes to Samsung, Sony, or Asus is immaterial. It should be noted is that Asian manufacturers own market and people like Dell and HP saw the writing on the wall. Why compete in low stock equipment when you can sell brand and let it live on – or not – to another manufacturer. Samsung will kill HP in United States sales numbers.

The problem, however, is that HP commands are not respected in the market. This is where IBM/Lenovo comparison breaks down. ThinkPad line was historically a workhorse, is considered by many Apotheosis fleet laptop. If you were a business traveller in the later 90 's/early-mid-aughts would you like to stay at the ThinkPad and reluctantly agreed to Dell or HP. in addition to the Dell dude who ever was happy to get big name laptop from these companies? Alienware Area 51, perhaps. Dell Inspiron, not so much.

Why HP sheds shackle and with Samsung in productive capacity that guard becomes another link to the manufacturer of the golden chain. HP sunsets over the next decade, departed dog world sales of equipment and it becomes as charmingly quaint IBM consultant in his pinstriped wool suit and white shirt. Why play in messy, cyclical world equipment, complete fickle, consumer complaints, when you can take $ 500 million for the tax system in Arizona. When the recession ends, organizational expenses will pop a cork and HP will be initiated to take a drink.

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Apple blocks sales of Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tab in the EU, Motorola Xoom?

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Back in April, when he was just a bunch of harsh words and vicious threats beef between Samsung and Apple was very entertaining. But only funny until someone gets hurt and this time it is Europe that will feel the pain. In its infinite tiff with Samsung, the South Korean-based Apple won an interim order block sales of 10.1 Galaxy tab within the whole European Union, after deduction of the Netherlands.

Strange is the fact that Samsung seems to have no idea all this was going down until it is too late. In particular, the order was given "without any hearings or evidence from Samsung," said spokesman Kim Titus Samsung, who confirmed to Bloomberg. Apparently, it's pretty normal in Germany, the plaintiffs must only prove that the violation occurred to obtain orders rolling, provisional or permanent basis without the need to inform the other party. However, the Court grants preliminary injunction only often (like this) when it considered that subsequent permanent ban will be provided as well. If this is not and Apple loses, the Cupertino-based company will certainly have to Samsung.

According to German news service DPA this prohibition relates entirely to design and intellectual property rights, and not patents related to software or hardware. Apple made clear long before anything went down in Europe that he was not happy with the appearance of GalTab 10.1 and even went as far as to say that the Samsung copied Apple style packaging, too. The word "humbly" comes to mind. But there's still a little Sliver of hope for our European friends, who was just dying to play around with Samsung in 10-inch slate. Galaxy tabs in stock will continue to sell until the current inventory is gone. So if you want, just leave now. Not even to keep reading.

I mean it. .. Go!

In any case, Samsung has responded to the ban, promising "to act quickly to protect our intellectual property rights through ongoing trials in Germany and will continue to defend these rights throughout the world. We will take all necessary measures to ensure the Samsung innovative mobile communication devices are available for customers in Europe and in the world. "

In the meantime Apple seems to have moved to yet another competitor, SlashGear. Motorola and Apple closely for the past few months, but only after digging into the Galaxy tab News she discovered that Apple has already filed a complaint with the European design cell powered Xoom. Since Samsung does not know this prohibition has survived, it is very likely that Motorola just becomes aware of this now, as it is distributed across the Internet. Speculation suggests that Apple is going straight for a permanent ban from Motorola, Xoom has been around long enough for him.

Started by Steve jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, Apple has expanded from computers to consumer electronics over the past 30 years, officially change their name from Apple Computer.

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