2015考研英语阅读惠普的远大宏景
<p> <span word="HP">HP</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="vision">vision</span></p><p> 惠普的远大宏景</p><p> <span word="Aping">Aping</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span></p><p> 效仿<span word="IBM">IBM</span></p><p> <span word="HP">HP</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoidbecoming">avoidbecoming</span> <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span></p><p> 若想避免被淘汰，惠普需要自我更新</p><p> <span word="WHEN">WHEN</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HP">HP</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>-<span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restructure">restructure</span>, <span word="itexpected">itexpected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20%.</p><p> 当全球最大的计算机制造商惠普的董事会公开了其改组计划之后，它预计公司的股份会下跌，但没想到会下跌20%。</p><p> <span word="HP">HP</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="marginpersonal">marginpersonal</span>-<span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wary">wary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="Autonomy">Autonomy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Britishsoftware">Britishsoftware</span>-<span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span> $10.3 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p> 惠普的股东们以为这个让惠普低毛利的个人电脑得以大赚一笔的计划会受到投资人的喜爱;而103亿美元高额收购<span word="Autonomy">Autonomy</span>的计划则会使投资人踌躇不前。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="August">August</span> 19<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span>, <span word="theywiped">theywiped</span> $12 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="HP">HP</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p> 事实上，投资人对这两个计划都没兴趣。惠普对外宣称其计划的第二天，8月19日，惠普的市值下降了120亿美元。</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="HP">HP</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="PCunit">PCunit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Autonomy">Autonomy</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="manyof">manyof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="termists">termists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="andprofit">andprofit</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span>.</p>
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