HP may buy Autonomy, Sell PC Business

This Just In: Hewlett-Packard searching for a new role for itself in the post PC world is looking to sell its PC hardware business, according to Bloomberg. The company is also looking to buy enterprise search giant, Autonomy for $ 10 billion. (Our analysis of the news to follow.)

Update: We’ve added stories on HP’s reported $ 10B bet on big data with the Autonomy deal, HP giving up on WebOS, and the effect the end of HP’s tablet business might have on Apple and the iPad.

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