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Hewlett Packard splits in two: What does this mean?
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Oct 6, 2014
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Hewlett Packard splits in two: What does this mean?
Hewlett Packard has announced it is splitting itself into two. What does this say about HP and the changing world of technology?
The HP logo is displayed on the entrance to the Hewlett-Packard Headquarters September 16, 2008 in Palo Alto, California. Hewlett-Packard announced on Monday that it is planning to cut 24,600 jobs worldwide over the next three years after its purchase of Electronic Data Systems for $13.9 billion.
The HP logo is displayed on the entrance to the Hewlett-Packard Headquarters September 16, 2008 in Palo Alto, California. Hewlett-Packard has announced it is splitting in two.
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Hewlett Packard has announced it is splitting itself into two. What does this say about HP and the changing world of technology?

Hewlett Packard is splitting itself in two.

The company got its start in a northern California garage 75 years ago.

But in order to keep up with today's rapid rate of technological change, HP says it's time for some big changes.

For more on this, Joann Lublin of the Wall Street Journal weighs in.