bored on the netthe floating memes of a technologist

I considered Hewlett Packard as a ‘has been‘ in the IT services sector ever since the acquisition of PWCC by IBM, the rise of Accenture from the split of Arther Anderson and the increased dominance of Indian tech giants such as Wipro, Tata & Infosys.

I was so wrong !

HP have completed an astonishing turn around. They posted almost USD $130billion in revenue this past year making them the worlds largest technology company. They are going strong in multiple markets from printer dominance to overtaking Dell as the top PC manufacturer. They have even had a stab at Apple having released sleek and smart looking HP Envy laptops. Having aquired players such as EDS and 3COM, HP have signaled they are ready to taken on anyone. Once of HPs ways are:

“We encourage flexibility and innovation.”

A key ingredient I am sure in it’s transformation.

Last year Samsung was awarded 8 prizes at the international design excellence awards (IDEA). Who did they beat…? Apple! Cupertinos giant took home 7. What’s more is South Korean Samsung raked in USD$84billion more in revenue. What I found amusing with this figure is that a large chunk of that revenue would have come from Apple itself. The worlds largest TV manufacturer is also the worlds second largest mobile phone producer. It is also the worlds largest producer of FLASH based memory, a key component in Apple products of which Apple is a repeat customer.
I loved the quote provided by Fast Company

“In any arms race, the bullet makers win”.