quote:Originally posted by Art Post:
Kiwispike:
Understood, but I just don't see much from HP. I consider them more of a printer player than an MFP player. I also think the Japanese will be more aggressive in buying up the competition to preserve clicks.
You don't think someone like Canon could open up the piggy bank for HP?
Perhaps its market space related to what you see?
HP are winning a large number of Global MPS accounts from Xerox and in terms of capturing pages are way ahead of many of the major copier vendors. Their revenue is something like 192 Billion and Imaging & Printing is a full 3rd of that. Canon wouldn't have the cash.
If anything you will see HP buy a major player, look at EDS, Indigo, Autonomy etc. They are going through the process of merging 2/3rd's of their company at the moment and allot of that saving is going into R&D - expect to see something right in your back yard end of the year.