Analysis: VoodooPC - Why so little could mean so much for HP

Oh there is no question that this could put them back on the map. And so long as HP understands the importance of leaving the VoodooPC guys alone to do what they do best, this could be quite the success story.

Chicago (IL) - HP’s recent purchase of boutique PC builder VoodooPC has taken many by surprise. HP’s PC division and Voodoo couldn’t be more different and couldn’t be less complementary. TG Daily talked to Voodoo’s founders, HP and other custom PC builders to find out more - and found that HP has bought itself a Formula 1 team, that could lead the way to an immense payoff.
There are very few news in the IT industry that are truly surprising. Most of them are explainable in one way or the other almost immediately with some knowledge of respective market segments and the help of hints in press releases. That, however, was not the case with last week’s announcement of HP’s acquisition of VoodooPC. It wasn’t just surprising, it was shocking: What in the world does HP want with VoodooPC… Source: TG Daily