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Samsung: We’re not buying HP’s PC biz

Written on:August 24, 2011

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So, that personal computer business that HP doesn’t want anymore? The one with the largest market share in the world? Samsung isn’t interested either. On Samsung Electronics’ official blog Wednesday, the company attempted to put an end to rumors that it was considering taking over HP’s laptop and desktop unit:

The recent rumors that Samsung Electronics will be taking over Hewlett-Packard Co.’s personal computer business are not true.

We hope this clarifies any confusion that may have occurred.

Whether it’s because Korean companies like Samsung don’t often acquire foreign companies often or a multitude of other possible reasons, this is not a huge surprise, as we wrote earlier this week. The entire PC industry is struggling and there’s not another major PC maker that’s in a great position to take the laptop and desktop business off HP’s hands.

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