oh god, not HP

DOOMED

Hmmm. I love and own products from both companies, but this is certain to spell the end of Voodoo PC. Unless HP is ready to shag the button-down image so prevalent on shopping.hp.com (they're not, I'm certain), these products will have no place in their product line-up.

Hmmm, agreed.

I love and own products from both companies, but this is undoubtedly a death knell for Voodoo.

There's just no room in SHOPPING.HP.COM's lineup for this exoticism. Pity, but true.

Double posts. Gotta love it.

So that's what the HP board of directors was discussing at that offsite meeting... No wonder they couldn't discuss things at the congressional hearings - they were waiting for the press release to come out.

What, Gateway wasn't in a buying mood?

The hefty prices of a small firm! The pisspoor customer service of a large firm!

i think i just threw up in my mouth a little bit...

If Dell bought Alienware then why be so surprised when HP buys Voodoo? Fool me once...

Hope they keep it as an independent sub. No reason to believe they're trying to integrate it into their mainstream line of products. I see these acquisitions as a way for the traditional manufacturers to diversify their markets. If demand softens for mid-priced PCs, perhaps the "luxury" gaming market will soften the blow. Remember: Jaguar is owned by Ford.

All of this makes perfect sense. The high-end gamer PC market has the highest margins in an increasingly commoditized business and the largest growth potential. Both Dell and HP have been suffering from low year on year growth in the PC market caused by the collapse of corporate tech spending and the saturation of the Home Market. They had to do something. If HP does what Dell did, then they will leave Voodoo alone and just add the profits to the bottom line.

How does it go? All good things must come to an end.

Apparently bandit doesn't read jalopnik. The "Premier Automotive Group?" at Ford has been bleeding since the onset. Aston Martin is on the auction block with Jaguar set to follow.

Diversification as a business strategy has not been too successful in the Automotive industry...lets hope it pans out better for Dell and HP

bandit - Jaguar is one of the brands that Ford is considering divesting.

Hi everyone, it's Rahul at Voodoo - I wasn't expecting this to come out at this time. Regardless, read my blog for the full FAQ.

Really unfortunate, actually. Voodoo makes some of the best (and most expensive) laptop computers..

I just hope and pray that we'll never see a Voodoo Presario... Definitely two words that should NEVER go together!

The entire story.
http://voodoopc.blogspot.com/

I like how he says nobody could see it coming. It was obvious he wanted to be bought out from his articles on Alienware and then bad mouthing Dell. He was jealous of what happened with Alienware. He didn't get the Dell deal because he wasn't #1 in Gaming so who is next in line HP. He will never be #1. He got more money but money isn't the issue when you have a good amount already. It's about power and being the best. Voodoo remains 2nd or 3rd or 4th but never #1.

AND JAGUAR IS STILL AN OVERPRICED PICE OF SHIT

So the Voodoo guy thinks HP is the number one consumer computer retailer? Maybe next time he should take a few minutes and add up all of HP's profits in the consumer pc and notebook arena over the past 5 years. It's all red ink, hundreds of millions of dollars worth. That's the HP way. And apparently now it's voodoo's.

this mean the executives at voodoo will now have their phones bugged?

"And sweet baby Jesus, what kinds of watercooled, monster machines are you guys going to start building with a harem of HP engineers at your beck and call."

Riiiiight, because HP has doen such great things for Compaq...

this is going to suck

How many of you have compared the quality of any of these machines back to back? Shut the fuck up, then.

voodoo is definately cooler looking than alienware, but more expensive. hp makes good machines for home users and businesses, like dell, but both of them lag behind in gaming. they want to be able to compete in the gaming market by hpitizing voodoo while keeping the quality.

dumbstuck or dumbstruck?

Oh well. I just keep building my own riggs. Its not like its difficult. Plus thousands of dollars cheaper, unless your really really in to case mods.

That computer scares me...

that retarded hand symbol scares me...

The hands are an indicator that you'll have to goatse to buy one.

Using Nightmare Before Christmas font on that corporate slogan puts its lameness in even starker relief.

Blades beat me to the HP bugging joke. Here's a hint: if you're testifying before Congress, you've screwed up.

thrillhouse says:

"And sweet baby Jesus, what kinds of watercooled, monster machines are you guys going to start building with a harem of HP engineers at your beck and call."

Riiiiight, because HP has doen such great things for Compaq...

this is going to suck

You're kidding right? Compaq sucked before it was bought out by HP. HP actually gave the Compaq name some credibility.

As far as VoodooPC goes, I have no idea what's going to happen to them, other than them losing control of their products and probably their entire staff being let go and HP just wanting the VoodooPC name because it's a trusted name in gaming.

Hmmm.

Hyper-expensive computers from a brand I don't trust for anything other than a great printer.

Pass.

Now Voodoo will be known as HPoodoo PC. WTF Voodoo?! HP =/= gaming!!!

actually, Miro, prior to the merger, I knew pleanty of people with Compaqs and HP, and the HPs were all trash. My roommate's HP was dog slow. I guess it depends upon your point of view, but I always saw the Compaqs as better.

In any event, HP has done nothing but destroy Compaq since buying it. HP gave Compaq nothing, and thats quite clear by the current product range. I'm not expecting great things from this acquisition - with or without Carly.

And, yeah, the current HP marketing campaign is needlessly creepy and far from 'personal'.

oh, and their printers suck too, tho it is the only profitable part of the business

At Dell we are committed to leadership on this front, and wish HP well in catching up.We have been at this for some time and we know that Voodoo was also looking for some help on managing the supply chain.

Alienware, the market leader, joined us 6 months ago, and continues to be their own company in the marketplace. Sounds like Voodoo is pretty much HP now.

While the Sood's are trying to convince HP management to integrate gaming features and technology into high-end PCs, we dont need to "make the case" inside our business. Its why we launched our own XPS line a year ago. We are already doing what voodoo at hp hopes will be the case.

And we already understand we can go even further -- and will. At Dell, with Michael and others being avid gamers, our celebration of the first anniversary of the XPS products included a gaming competition. See our corporate blog at www.direct2dell.com for some video and information about gaming and the PC if you want additional background

At Dell we are committed to leadership on this front, and wish HP well in catching up.We have been at this for some time and we know that Voodoo was also looking for some help on managing the supply chain.

Alienware, the market leader, joined us 6 months ago, and continues to be their own company in the marketplace. Sounds like Voodoo is pretty much HP now.

While the Sood's are trying to convince HP management to integrate gaming features and technology into high-end PCs, we dont need to "make the case" inside our business. Its why we launched our own XPS line a year ago. We are already doing what voodoo at hp hopes will be the case.

And we already understand we can go even further -- and will. At Dell, with Michael and others being avid gamers, our celebration of the first anniversary of the XPS products included a gaming competition. See our corporate blog at www.direct2dell.com for some video and information about gaming and the PC if you want additional background

And by the way, the PC is really only personal when the customer can customize their own product, directly with the manufacturer of the product. its personal because consumers buy exactly what they want and need and there is a single point of accountability -- the same company. Its not a product from the shelf of a store and supported by someone not even connected to the manufacturer.

How interesting to see HP following Dell in technology and market leadership. Because the PC gaming market continues to grow, Dell introduced its XPS products over a year ago to ensure our higher-end products met the needs of all types of gamers from the casual game player to the most dedicated and hardcore. That was followed by our purchase of Alienware. Now Voodoo, based on my reading, is going to try to convince HP to include gaming technologies in high-end PCs. At Dell, we already understand that...and Michael is an avid gamer....so good luck Rahul.

So who is left, Falcon Northwest?

Maybe they will be bought by Digital.

I agree with Miro.

Compaq was not perceived as being of that high quality; I've owned Micron, Sony, Toshiba, and HP laptops.

The Micron, was sturdy, and held it's own..was still working great when I sold it. The Toshiba didn't last a full two years; the Sony Vaio was the PCG model, that was smaller than a textbook; it lasted a long time, and I sold it it in great working condition. My current laptop, an HP, is a year old...and doing really well. I also had a low end HP desktop, that after a memory upgrade, also did just fine.

Soooo, to HP naysayers..never had a problem with HP customer service (only had to use them once, because of my own f*ckup) and didn't have one problem with HP's quality. Just my two cents.