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-Hewlett Packard is a computer company. They have existed forever
.
+Hewlett Packard is a computer company. They were formed in 1939 (before even Greig was formed) as a electronic equipment manufacturer and
have grown to be one of the largest IT suppliers in the world
.
-[HP] have bought
[Compaq], so many more corporate computers will be branded [HP]
.
+[HP bought|http://news.com.com/2009-1001-272520.html?legacy=cnet
] [Compaq] in 2001/2002
, effectively cutting the number of large PC manufacturers in the world to three
.
-[HP] are also quite famous for their calculators.
+Over the last 20 years, [HP]'s main profit engine has been their printers. They made the laser printer popular and derive a large part of their revenue from consumables.
[HP] are also quite famous for their calculators.
+
+HP are [great supporters of Linux|http://www.linux.hp.com/], notable for their support of the non-commercial [Debian] distribution. The CTO of Linux at HP, Bdale Garbee, has served a term as the Debian project leader
.
-[HP]'s main profit engine is printers. They made the laser printer popular and derive a large part of there revenue from consumables.
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