HP To Ditch Windows 7 For Homegrown OS?

Indications are Hewlett-Packard is, at the very least, looking to become less dependent on Microsoft as it charts its future.

May 6th, 2010
InformationWeek
In the latest sign it may be readying an all-purpose operating system that could ultimately compete with Windows, HP on Wednesday tapped former Microsoft OS boss Bill Veghte as executive VP for Software and Solutions.

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