2012年9月23日星期日

HP's give up the webOS

HP's global vice president of Bradley SAN FRANCISCO, August 31 morning news, Hewlett-Packard Global Executive Vice President and Chief Information Products Group (hereinafter referred to as PSG) CEO Todd Bradley (Todd Bradley) on Tuesday exclusive interview with Sina science and technology on HP's transformation strategy, the spin-off PC business and market strategy.
Video: Interview with HP's PC Bradley, president of media sources: August SAN , 18, Hewlett-Packard released the preliminary results of the third quarter, announced plans for its PC business to a strategic assessment will be considered spin-off, sell a variety of options, to stop the operations of the webOS smartphones and Tablet PC TouchPad.
Bradley, noted in an interview that the HP is not to give up the webOS system, will further invest in the platform; the company preferred to spin off its PC business to set up an independent company, and he will continue to lead the organization to maintain global leading position; the company's strategic restructuring will not affect the Chinese market, HP will continue to focus on the growth of the Chinese market, the PC business strategy is to manufacture in China, made in China.
spin-off is the preferred option
Bradley said that the spin-off its PC business as an independent company is HP's preferred solution, the Board conducted a strategic assessment, the shortest will be in 12 weeks The obtained results of the assessment, but may make a final decision at the end of the year. He said that the management will be discussed with the Board to find the best solution for the PC business; the future will continue to promote the PC business growth, to maintain the global lead.
He pointed out that HP spin-off its PC business will continue to show the PSG market leadership, innovation, service flexibility and responsiveness. The independent company is the world's largest and most profitable PC manufacturer, has an extensive product line, comprehensive and excellent leadership team; and other PC makers do not have the acquisition of the strength of HP's PC business.
Bradley also denied rumors that he would leave HP. Own heart and soul development of HP's PC business, I hope to continue to lead this sector to become the world's most successful PC companies; the spin-off of HP's PC division, he said, will lead to even greater growth opportunities.
Bradley in 2005 responsible for the Personal Systems Group of Hewlett-Packard. Within six years of his leadership, HP replaced Dell as the world's largest PC makers, sector exceeded $ 40 billion in annual revenue, revenue growth of more than three times. Bradley retention is widely regarded as the key to continued growth of HP's PC business.
strategic direction of the transformation
HP CEO Apotheker is in March this year, has said that HP will not sell or spin off its PC business, but also with the huge sales of the PC business to promote the webOS system. Asked HP why change a decision five months later, Bradley explained that the reason why corporate strategy shift, on the one hand, because of the very rapid changes in the PC field, on the other hand HP announced in March The transformation of cloud computing strategy, plans to build the infrastructure, providing a personal, private and public cloud services.
He pointed out that HP is a very wide range of business, in order to promote the business more successful, the company will business look at the overall level, and therefore decided that a strategic assessment of the PC business. He stressed that HP is a listed company, the management's duty is to promote the optimization of shareholder returns, made by Hewlett-Packard's decision-making in order to promote the performance of the company, partners and employees.
Bradley further clarified that the acquisition of British software company Autonomy is the latest move of HP's cloud strategy, the company's products help users shift from the structured data search to unstructured data search help users to more easily deal with huge amounts of data information.
He stressed that HP is not to emulate Prior to IBM and other companies moving into the software business, the company will develop appropriate strategies according to their characteristics. HP PSG will continue to maintain an active market competitiveness, the use of innovative products and solutions for customers and partners to provide ecosystem.
focus on the Chinese market
the second quarter of this year, China's PC has shipped more than the United States, the world's largest PC market. Bradley reiterated that as the world's largest PC manufacturer, HP's most important markets. HP announced a strategic assessment of the PC business, visit Bradley's first overseas market is China. Bradley pointed out that China is the seat of the world's second largest business for Hewlett-Packard, HP's PC business strategy is to manufacture in China, made in China. He promised that HP PSG will pay more attention to the key customer groups: high-end user base, and bulk user groups and consumer groups, will also continue to improve overall operational efficiency, and will continue to be able to increase customer satisfaction, service and support.
he said, his, met with hundreds of business partners and government partners on how to continue market growth and the company's new strategy were widely described and discussed. He said that the Chinese partner of HP's PC division spin-off opportunities facing excited and optimistic about a win-win prospects for cooperation in the Chinese market.
he said, HP is also the first in western China to establish a manufacturing base for foreign PC makers, through the construction of the Chongqing manufacturing center has established good cooperation with the Chongqing municipal government. Experience of the Chinese market, HP has a global significance and of great significance to the localization of the company's product development strategy.
IDC data show that, measured by the volume of the second quarter of this year, HP China PC market share of 8.5%. Bradley admitted that the strong market growth, competition is fierce; but regardless of the PC business, the final structure of the form, HP will fulfill the user's commitment to maintain service, responsibility and commitment to change.
continue to invest in the webOS
in April last year, HP announced to spend $ 1.2 billion acquisition of smartphone maker Palm webOS operating system. In February of this year, HP announced the launch of the Tablet PC The TouchPad webOS-based system, and shipped on July 1. But after just 40 days, Hewlett-Packard to renounced webOS smartphones and TouchPad operations.
for outside coverage on HP's give up the webOS system, Bradley first clarified that HP is not to give up the webOS system, but no longer in production TouchPad Tablet PC. He said that HP's future will continue to actively invest in webOS system, and promote the system continues to grow, and create an ecological environment, the webOS software more simple, a model and ease of use, and to seek the support of global partners.
earlier, according to the Wall Street Journal's technology blog AllThingsD reported to HP CEO Apotheker is inform both dining and Bradley Rubenstein, Ron Rubinstein, the abandon of the webOS mobile platform. Bradley said this before making this decision, the HP management problem of weak sales of webOS devices is discussed, and ultimately to develop programs that best meet the interests of shareholders. (Zheng Jun)
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