[Reuters] HP may drop PCs, to buy Autonomy for $11.7 billion
- 08/18/11 10:04 PM
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is considering a dramatic turn away from the struggling PC business by spinning it off into a separate company and is buying British software maker Autonomy Corp for $11.7 billion, focusing on faster-growing technology sectors.