What will Whitman bring to HP?
Whitman faces some big challenges in the immediate months ahead, particularly whether HP should proceed with its plans to spin off its PC business, as well as meeting investor and customer expectations.
"I'm not really sure what this means for HP," said Joe AbiDaoud, CIO at Toronto-based metals mining company HudBay Minerals Inc., in an email. HP's "strategy is somewhat in flux," he said. "I think she has to figure out in what businesses HP can be competitive and lay out a strategy."
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