If you haven’t heard HP has decided to spin off their PC business and in process of acquiring a enterprise software company (Autonomy). HP’s official press release can be found here and some Wall Street Journal article here.
Okay, why should we care?
HP has been known for being the world’s largest PC maker…. and now they are calling it quits in the business they are most well-known for. Does HP know something we don’t about the future? Although probably by trying to get into the Tablet War with their “failed” HP TouchPad, most likely caused most of their troubles.
If HP sells their PC business, Dell will become number one in this area… And I deeply despise Dell computers. Their performance seem inadequate for my tastes. HP computers on the other hand, I love them! My first laptop was an HP laptop and I never had problems with it. (Then after 5 years I let my sister borrow it and then it started not working properly…) I hope HP continues with their Printers business.
Steve Jobs earlier this year in March said we are shifting to a Post-PC era. I’m not sure what this Post-PC era is, but it seems like HP is making a transition into it. I’m pretty sure this new era doesn’t mean there won’t be PCs… I think its more of a shift in focus for the industry and consumer. People no longer need to be stationary, they can be mobile with the rise of Smartphones and Tablets. I believe the Cloud is still in its infancy and still has a ways until adulthood.
On top of the Cloud are Cloud services such as Dropbox, Grooveshark, and Google Docs. Mobile devices are mainly suited for these applications as they currently don’t store a lot of data on themselves locally. There’s definitely a lot of untapped potential for future Cloud Services. Only time will tell what this era will be like… Although with the computing industry, great leaps and bounds happen in very short periods of time.
I think the best thing someone can do to get ahead of the game is to buy some clever/catchy domains names. I’m sure either you can sell them off or use them for yourself at a later date.
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