2015考研英语阅读惠普的远见
<p> <span word="HPs">HPs</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="vision">vision</span></p><p> 惠普的远见</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="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="largestcomputer">largestcomputer</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="companys">companys</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%. <span word="HPs">HPs</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="thoughtinvestors">thoughtinvestors</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="firms">firms</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="personal">personal</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="British">British</span> <span word="software">software</span>-<span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ahandsome">ahandsome</span> $10.3 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <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="theannouncement">theannouncement</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> $12 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="HPs">HPs</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p> 惠普这个世界上最大的电脑制造商，在其董事会公布重组计划时，就曾预料其股价将会下跌，但没想到会跌20%。惠普老板本以为，他们准备放弃营利较低的个人电脑业务的计划，会得到投资者的支持;但对于以天价收购英国软件公司<span word="Autonomy">Autonomy</span>的计划，投资者会表示出担忧。事实上，投资者对这两项计划都不买账。8月19日，就在他们发出声明的第二天，惠普的市值便狂跌了112亿美元。</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="PC">PC</span> <span word="unitand">unitand</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="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thefirms">thefirms</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="and">and</span> <span word="profitforecasts">profitforecasts</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lo">Lo</span> <span word="Apotheker">Apotheker</span>, <span word="HPs">HPs</span> <span word="newish">newish</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hugegamble">hugegamble</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IBM">IBM</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="HPs">HPs</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hardwareand">hardwareand</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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