Once a force to reckon with in their own rights, the two monoliths are finding it terribly tough to survive in an industry where business@thespeedoflight is a way of life.It was September 3, 2001 and the occasion was the ringing of wedding bells for the world's two most eligible (or troubled, you may say) singles. And, it is going to be probably the first most illustrious marriage made in the cyber world. However, the announcement of the merger between the two of the world's biggest PC makers, Hewlett Packard (HP) and Compaq, has made many an industry players rub their eyes in disbelief, those against it are raising their eyebrows, slamming it as a disgraced union. Surprisingly enough, though, more than the bride and groom, it is the onlookers or rather say competitors who are celebrating this wedding of the season. And, it doesn't take much brainstorming to understand why?
It is not a proposed marriage in the true sense; rather it's a compromise between the two troubled singles of the PC world. Once a force to reckon with in their own rights, the two monoliths are finding it terribly tough to survive in an industry where business@thespeedoflight is a way of life. The changing dynamics of the PC market the world over have found them in a fix. And, the time is running out for the duo. Whether the merger is a right solution in their quest to survival only time will tell, it's, however, time to gaze through their horoscopes.
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