Autonomy Deal a Big Go

September 23, 2011

Short honk: I learned that the deal to buy Autonomy for $10 billion is a big go. Navigate to “HP’s Whitman: PC Spinoff, Autonomy Deal Still On.” Here is the passage I noted:

With regard to the potential spinoff of PSG, we’re committed to doing work right now to determine the best path forward and we expect the board to make a determination by the end of the calendar year if not sooner. This decision is solely based on the value to and investors and value to customers. Second, the Autonomy acquisition is proceeding as planned and is expected to be completed by the end of the calendar year and third, we continue to explore options to optimize the value of WebOS software.

Do I have some views of this deal? You bet. Will these be snapped into my free blog? Not a chance. Why make life easy for the failed Web masters, unemployed history majors, and repurposed home economics poobah-ettes.

Stephen E Arnold, September 23, 2011

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2 Responses to “Autonomy Deal a Big Go”

Barclay on September 23rd, 2011 1:36 pm

Stephen,

Have enjoyed your blog for a long time, now, and thought I would let you know that I recently provided some thoughts on the HP/Autonomy deal, which I though you might enjoy: http://t.co/471UuOdq
Stephen E. Arnold on September 27th, 2011 3:12 pm

Barclay,

Thanks for the comments. I will take a look at the info in the link you provided.

Thank you,
Stephen E Arnold, September 28, 2011

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