Why Putting WebOS on Multiple HP Devices Is Good For You

PCWorld - Jeff Bertolucci - 11 Mar, 2011
Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker has made it clear: Starting next year, the company's WebOS mobile operating system will run on pretty much every laptop or desktop that HP ships. ...

HP slammed for CEO's role in recruitment of new directors

San Jose Mercury News - Brandon Bailey - 11 Mar, 2011
Hewlett-Packard's board of directors, which took fire over the departure of one CEO last summer, is facing fresh criticism from a shareholder advisory firm that says the company's new CEO was too involved in recruiting a slate of ...

HP's clubby board gets no love

MarketWatch - 11 Mar, 2011
By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) â€" Hewlett-Packard Co.'s chief executive, Leo Apotheker, had too much input in selecting the company's new directors, according to shareholder voting services firm ISS, but its critical report is unlikely to ...

Apotheker shouldn't have been involved in selecting members, ISS says

MarketWatch - Benjamin Pimentel - 11 Mar, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) â€" A major corporate-governance advisory firm has criticized Hewlett-Packard Co.'s recent board shake-up, saying Chief Executive Leo Apotheker played an inappropriate role in picking new ...

HP CEO Apotheker Gets Heat for Board Involvement

PCWorld - Agam Shah, Dan Nystedt - 11 Mar, 2011
Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker broke internal policy by being directly involved in the selection process of new directors to the company's board, an investor advisory firm said in a note issued last week. ...

HP Fiddles While Microsoft Does (Really Slow) Burn

InformationWeek - Paul McDougall - 11 Mar, 2011
It's hard to say what's more astonishingâ€"the news that HP will ship WebOS on every PC starting next year, or Microsoft's lackadaisical response to the fact that its biggest hardware partner is no longer exclusively ...

HP Adding WebOS To Windows PCs

InformationWeek - Antone Gonsalves - 11 Mar, 2011
The world's largest computer maker is looking to leverage the millions of PCs it sells every year to build a huge platform that will prove attractive to app developers. By Antone Gonsalves InformationWeek Hewlett-Packard is getting ready to embed WebOS ...

WebOS to ship on PCs in 2012, says HP chief

ZDNet UK - Erica Ogg - 11 Mar, 2011
Starting in 2012, HP will include its WebOS mobile operating system on every PC it ships, according to a story quoting new chief executive Leo Apotheker. WebOS will come on HP PCs in 2012, according to HP ...

Group hits selection of HP board members: report

Reuters - Ransdell Pierson, Dhara Ranasinghe - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A shareholder-advisory group has accused Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) directors, including the computer maker's recently appointed Chief Executive Leo Apotheker, of breaking company rules by naming new board members with ties to the ...

HP to put webOS operating system on all its PCs

San Jose Mercury News - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
Hewlett-Packard plans to install its webOS operating system on every new PC it ships, starting next year, as the tech giant seeks to expand its footprint in the software business, according to new CEO Léo Apotheker. In an interview published this week, ...

HP Under Fire for CEO's Role in Remaking Board

Wall Street Journal - Ben Worthen - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board of directors is again coming under fire, this time from an influential shareholder advisory group that contends HP's new chief executive, Leo Apotheker, was too actively involved in remaking the computer ...

HP CEO Apotheker Broke Rules Nominating New Board Members - ISS

Wall Street Journal - Ian Sherr - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s (HPQ) chief executive and three of its directors broke the company's rules when they nominated new board members, according to a report by a shareholder advisory firm. ...

HP called out for director selection improprieties

CNET (blog) - Erica Ogg - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
A week before Hewlett-Packard's annual meeting, a shareholder advisory firm is urging clients not to endorse the company's newly nominated board members. International Shareholder Services sent a report to clients that accuses HP and its ...

HP Will Ship WebOS On Every PC In 2012, But Will Anybody Use It? (HPQ)

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
Hewlett Packard CEO Leo Apotheker confirmed to Businessweek earlier today that every Hewlett-Packard PC that ships in 2012 will include WebOS alongside Windows, adding some detail to HP's surprise announcement last month. ...

HP lays cuckoo egg in Microsoft nest

Register - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
Analysis Microsoft's biggest partner has laid a cuckoo's egg in the nest. Next year, every Hewlett-Packard Windows PC will ship with the Linux-based webOS as well. Recently recruited chief executive Leo Apotheker told Businessweek that putting webOS on ...

HP to put webOS on every PC, alongside Microsoft Windows (Bloomberg)

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
When was the last time you bought a new PC with an operating system other than Microsoft Windows (and I'm not including Macs here)? What, 1984? Hewlett-Packard CEO Léo Apotheker said that, starting next year, every new HP computer will be able to run ...

Report: Each of HP's 2012 PCs Can Run WebOS

PC Magazine - Mark Hachman - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
Hewlett-Packard apparently plans to put its newly-developed WebOS on every PC it ships next year, its new chief executive, Leo Apotheker, said. According to BusinessWeek, in 2012, "every one of the PCs shipped by HP will include the ...

Confirmed: HP putting WebOS on all PCs

Seattle Times (blog) - Brier Dudley - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
More details about Hewlett-Packard's plans for the WebOS operating system emerged in a Bloomberg-BusinessWeek profile of HP's new boss. Chief Executive Leo Apotheker told the publication that starting next year, every HP PC "will include the ability to ...

HP CEO: WebOS on all our PCs in 2012

CNET (blog) - Erica Ogg - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
Starting next year, Hewlett-Packard will include its mobile operating system, WebOS, on every PC it ships, according to a story quoting new CEO Leo Apotheker. WebOS will be offered in addition to Microsoft's Windows, not as a replacement. ...

Every PC from HP Will Run WebOS, but Why Stop There?

TIME - Doug Aamoth - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
During HP's recent announcement of its TouchPad tablet, it was revealed that the WebOS software running on the company's line of tablets and smartphones would also find its way into other HP productsâ€"most notably, ...

HP to ship all PCs with webOS

Washington Post - Hayley Tsukayama - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
By Hayley Tsukayama Leo Apotheker, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co., said that all of the company's PCs will ship with webOS with the capability to dual-boot the company's operating system with Windows. According to the report from BusinessWeek, ...

HP Stuffing WebOS into All PCs Starting in 2012

PCWorld - Jared Newman - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
Come 2012, HP's WebOS platform won't be just for phones, tablets and printers. The PC maker plans to put WebOS on all of its laptops and desktop computers starting next year. HP chief executive Leo Apotheker ...

HP to put a WebOS in every PC

Register - Bill Ray - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
HP is planning to put WebOS onto every PC it sells in 2012 in an attempt to attract developers to the platform, not to mention selling HP as a provider of cloud services. The promise came during a presentation to ...

HP to load WebOS on all its PCs from 2012

Inquirer - Lawrence Latif - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
FLOGGER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP will bung WebOS into every PC it ships from 2012. HP's decision to load WebOS on all of its PCs was announced by its CEO Leo Apotheker as he issued a call to arms to HP's employees. ...

HP CEO Leo Apotheker: "HP Has Lost Its Soul" (HPQ)

San Francisco Chronicle - Jay Yarow - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎
HP's new CEO Leo Apotheker is doing everything he can to establish himself as the anti-Mark Hurd, HP's ex-CEO, BusinessWeek reports. Whereas Hurd slashed costs, and crushed morale, Apotheker says, "We have cut enough costs." He wants to invest in R&D, ...

Apotheker Seeks to Save HP's `Lost Soul' With Software Growth

Bloomberg - Aaron Ricadela - ‎Mar 8, 2011‎
Leo Apotheker stood before 4000 Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) colleagues Jan. 31, shielded from the afternoon Bangalore sun by a vast white tent. Speaking with the accent that betrays his German roots, ...

HP criticised for boardroom appointments

V3.co.uk - Shaun Nichols - 11 Mar, 2011
The company was recently called out by corporate governance analysis firm ISS for its conduct in selecting members for its board of directors. ISS reportedly criticized newly-appointed HP chief executive Leo Apotheker for being ...

HP: We May Install WebOS onto Every HP PC.

X-bit Labs - Anton Shilov - 11 Mar, 2011
Chief executive officer of Hewlett Packard said that the company's plan is to be able to install its webOS operating system that the company got with the acquisition of Palm onto all HP-branded personal computers next year. ...

HP's Apotheker Speaks to Bloomberg Businessweek

TreoCentral - Annie Latham - 11 Mar, 2011
Bloomberg Businessweek's Aaron Ricadela wrote an extensive piece about HP and the areas the new CEO, Leo Apotheker is focusing the company's efforts. Noted was Apotheker break from his predecessor, Mark Hurd, who emphasized cost-cutting in a bid to ...

HP Shipping WebOS With All PCs Could Signal Beginning Of The End For Windows ...

Network World - Alan Shimel - 11 Mar, 2011
Word came yesterday that all HP PCs will begin shipping with WebOS installed in a dual boot mode. The report was in Business Week but I saw it in the Washington Post. While the news that HP will ship dual boot ...

 

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