HP ready to abandon PC business to IT services and software

South News correspondent Gao Lingyun Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest PC maker, has made a startling decision: abandoning the PC business, and turning to IT services and software, shows its determination to replicate the IBM model and shows that traditional PC makers face unprecedented difficulties in the face of Apple's aggressive offensive. On August 19, Hewlett-Packard announced the announcement: the board is assessing the strategic options for its PC (P C) business, including "All or part of the break-up". At the same time, HP will give up its sales challenge to Apple's tablet and smartphone business, the 1.2 billion-dollar takeover last year of Palm and its smartphone operating system, W EbO S. Despite its low profit margins, HP's PC business is still profitable.　　Earnings for the quarter ended July 31, with a profit of $6.7 billion and $9.6 billion, down 3% per cent and operating profit margin of 5.9%. HP CEO Leo Apotheker says it will extend to software and cloud computing services.