HP Announces Largest Round Of Layoffs In 73-Year History

HP Announces Largest Round Of Layoffs In 73-Year History
Hewlett-Packard to Cut 27,000 Jobs
(To Save Up To $3.5 Billion Annually)​

Good Luck! -- COMP

 

While I hate to see anyone lose their job due to downsizing, this doesn't come as a surprise.

HP's consumer grade computers are the worst crap on the market today: Loaded with crapware and "customer experience enhancements" (read: pop up ads for extended warranties, ink, etc.), customers who go into a big box store can easily notice the difference in start-up times on a stock (crapware loaded) HP versus an Acer, Toshiba or Samsung.

Anyone remember Packard Bell about 12 years ago?

That's where HP is heading.

 

I'm posting from a HPG61 laptop right now,the reason I chose this laptop over others was because it simply out specc'd others for the same price,many I have recommended to friends and family have also been HP for the exact same reason. I hope HP keep's producing quality computers at the right price ,it's global recession everyone is hurting they just have to ride the storm out.

EDIT @ Gman Mine has hardly any crapware on,saying that though the keyboard could be better quality.

It would be nice to see someone offer some solid competition to apple with some new exciting products though and HP is next in line.

 

I owned a packard Bell too:-D I think they're different though,the family PC that we got back then was the most ridiculously over priced piece of junk you've ever seen,wish I knew then what I know now.

I think it was about £1200 for a low to mid range computer,that just couldn't last.

1997 IIRC.

 

Sorry to hear they are having to downsize.

I've been happy with HP products, although I haven't purchased any in the last three years. My last buy was a laptop for my wife, and we couldn't be happier with it. It did come with a lot of crapware, but that isn't anything hard for a lurker of this site to contend with - I just delete such as part of setting a computer up for the first time. They must have gotten worse with the junk software in the last three years, it seems.

I bought my wife a HP Pavilion 533w desktop in 2002 or 2003. That thing worked for many years flawlessly. It accepted any "upgrade" I threw at it (by upgrade I mean the cast-offs from MY custom built desktop as I upgraded IT ). She used it pretty much every day for work and play. I finally retired it in 2008 when I built a new one for her. It lives still, sitting in the guest room. I fire it up now and then to keep it updated. Has never failed to boot up.

Good luck HP - hope you get it sorted out.