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I don't think the purchase will make a large difference one way or the other. The personal computers both companies now make are aimed at the stagnant, some would say saturated, consumer market. Neither has done a good job of turning a profit in the consumer pc market. Dell will not be threatened by the merger since they have adopted a superior sales/marketing/construction model. On the other hand, HP has a very solid reputation in the printer (and related office equipment) market. Both do a great job with high end servers. I suspect that the company most jeopardized by the combination is Sun Microsystems. IBM might be threatened a little as well. In the long run, as with nearly all such consolidations, it will mean higher prices and fewer choices for consumers.
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