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Inside H-P's Missed Chance to Avoid a Disastrous Deal

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The danger signals that were missed by H-P's board and management in the disastrous Autonomy acquisition.

An Inside Look at Autonomy Inc.- the acquisition that cost HP a $8.8 billion charge in 2012

08/19/2011

What started out as an opportunity for H-P to enter the voluminous data analysis field and compete with the likes of IBM ends up quickly in a huge and disastrous loss.

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