HP Unveils New PC Days After Saying It Exits Unit

Hewlett-Packard has launched a new desktop, days after the technology company revealed plans to spin off or sell its personal computer unit. HP billed the new computer – the HP Compaq 8200 Elite All-in-One Business Desktop – as the “first all-in-one PC” aimed at corporate and public sector customers.

The California company has said that it might spin off the world’s largest PC business – part of a wrenching series of moves away from the consumer market, including killing its new tablet. HP has has been struggling in the PC market – a low-margin but high revenue business – as niftier gadgets like Apple Inc’s iPad have lured away consumers.