Xerox abandons $35 billion hostile HP bid
Plans kung flued
Copier maker Xerox has given up on its $35 billion hostile cash-and-stock bid for the maker of very expensive printer ink HP and blamed the pesky coronavirus for interfering with its plans.
HP rejects Xerox's latest bid
Copies it a quick message
The maker of expensive printer ink which is nearly as expensive as race horse semen, HP, has rejected Xerox takeover bid of about $35 billion, saying it undervalued the personal computer maker.
Laser printer inventor runs out of paper
Starkweather wanted to see the Angel in the Marble
Gary Starkweather, engineer and inventor of the first laser printer, died on December 26. He was 81.
Xerox considers buying HP
Merger possible
Xerox is considering making a cash-and-stock offer for HP which has a market value of about $27 billion.
Xerox is getting hacked off about Xeroxing
Takes out advert
Xerox has taken out adverts asking people to stop using the word "Xerox" when referring to anything other than the machines it makes or services it provides.
Xerox in hot water after Fujifilm court win
Starting to regret listening to those activist investors
Xerox is probably regretting backing down in a planned merger with Fujifilm and firing the CEO who pushed it through.
Xerox to combine with Fujifilm
Hopes to see off shareholder revolt
Xerox is close to agreeing on a deal that would combine the printer and photocopier company with Japan’s Fujifilm in a bid to revive its fortunes and thwart an activist shareholder revolt.