Hewlett-Packard’s legend in Silicon Valley and the rest of the tech world is well-known. The company had iconic leaders of its own: Bill Hewlett and David Packard, the Stanford guys who started HP in a Palo Alto garage. But the company lost Hewlett and Packard a long time ago, and it has had many incarnations since then. It has become the world’s largest PC maker, but is now preparing to move away from the slower-growth and less-profitable industry. It is the same industry that has been disrupted by Apple’s newest products, which have helped push tech into the emerging post-PC world. What Googorola and HP’s shift have in common: Apple and Steve Jobs | Good Morning Silicon Valley
The difference between HP and Apple today? Obviously the quality of management and leadership.
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