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Re:Philips and the Death of Europe's Last Electronics Giant ... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday March 13, 2023 @03:40PM (#35141294)
The current HP is a tiny slice of their former glory. Most of the company is gone.
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Re:Philips and the Death of Europe's Last Electronics Giant ... by AnonMO on Monday March 13, 2023 @04:53PM (#35142407)
Hows so? aside from not having FAANG clout Its literally the only company on that list that still grows yoy and its revenue has all but recovered since the down trend after the 2008 crash if you include the enterprise. Even the number of patents given has been growing
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Re:Philips and the Death of Europe's Last Electronics Giant ... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday March 13, 2023 @05:14PM (#35142789)
They're missing Agilent, Keysight, their IC and LED fabs and other peripheral businesses.
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Re:Philips and the Death of Europe's Last Electronics Giant ... by fomine3 on Monday March 13, 2023 @08:28PM (#35145452)
Do you think spin-out is death?
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Re:Philips and the Death of Europe's Last Electronics Giant ... by Maursault on Monday March 13, 2023 @04:58PM (#35142492)
> How so?

It have been pretty deviating in Nov. 2015 when HP lost ewlett- ackard.

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