HP Inc.
American information technology corporation
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| 2025 | HP plans to reduce its CO2 emissions by 60% compared to the 2015 base year, showcasing the company's ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. |
| March 2025 | HP announced a lineup of OMEN-branded standalone PC parts, including case fans, AIO CPU cooling units, and a 1000W PSU. |
| February 2025 | HP pushed a buggy BIOS update through Windows Update, affecting some ProBook and EliteBook models, and began investigating the reported problems. |
| 2024 | HP introduced the 35L line of configurable desktops at gamescom, expanding the OMEN L-series lineup. |
| 2024 | French association Halte à l'Obsolescence Programmée (HOP) filed a legal complaint against HP, alleging the company practices planned obsolescence by artificially blocking printers when ink cartridges are detected as empty, even when ink remains. The complaint argues this practice forces unnecessary cartridge purchases and contributes to environmental waste. |
| October 31 2024 | HP reported total CO2e emissions of 19,764,400 tonnes and committed to reducing emissions by 60% by 2025 from a 2015 base year. |
| May 2024 | HP announced a new branding nomenclature, introducing the Omni brand for consumer computer models, including OmniBook, OmniStudio, and OmniDesk, designed with AI-powered hardware and software. |
| April 2024 | HP announced a multi-year title sponsorship with Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team, including branding on the Ferrari SF-24 car and race suits of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Charles Leclerc. |
| February 2024 | HP signed a 3-year sleeve sponsorship deal with Real Madrid, becoming the club's first-ever sleeve sponsor in its 121-year history. |
| 2023 | HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) faced criticism from the BDS movement for providing products to Israeli government agencies, including the Israeli Police, Israeli Prison Service, and Israeli Population and Immigration Authority. |
| 2023 | HP was sued for allegedly designing all-in-one printers to disable scanning and faxing functionalities when ink levels were low, limiting printer usability even when other functions could potentially still work. |
| 2023 | PC World reported that HP printers continued to prevent users from using third-party ink cartridges, maintaining the controversial firmware restrictions first implemented in 2016. |
| October 31 2023 | HP reported total CO2e emissions of 19,764,400 tonnes for the twelve months ending on this date, tracking its progress towards emissions reduction goals. |
| 2022 | HP Inc. issued a formal response to the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, reaffirming the company's commitment to human rights, prohibiting involuntary labor, and pledging to respect fundamental rights as defined in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
| March 2022 | HP announced the acquisition of Poly Inc., a California-based communications software and hardware provider, in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.3 billion. |
| February 2022 | HP acquired Choose Packaging, an Edinburgh-based packaging development company, to strengthen sustainable packaging capabilities. |
| 2021 | HP introduced the Victus line of gaming computers, replacing the Pavilion Gaming series as their lower-tier gaming computer offering. |
| June 2021 | HP completed the acquisition of HyperX's computer peripherals division. |
| April 20 2021 | HP announced goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. |
| February 2021 | HP announced its acquisition of Kingston's gaming division HyperX for $425 million, covering computer peripherals. |
| 2020 | HP released the 25L and 30L line of configurable desktop computers in the OMEN L-series, with the number indicating the liter capacity of the case. |
| 2020 | HP rebranded the Omen logo, changing it from the original tribal mask design to a simple 45° square shape. |
| 2020 | The Australian Strategic Policy Institute accused HP Inc., along with 81 other major brands, of potential connections to forced labor of Uyghur workers in the Xinjiang province of China. |
| March 31 2020 | Xerox officially rescinded its bid to acquire HP, citing global health crisis and market turmoil. |
| March 5 2020 | HP formally rejected Xerox's $24 per-share acquisition offer. |
| February 21 2020 | HP instituted a shareholder rights plan to defend against Xerox's hostile takeover attempt. |
| January 2020 | Xerox stated it would propose replacing HP's board of directors at the upcoming shareholder meeting in April. |
| 2019 | HP launched the Omen Obelisk desktop, featuring a compact microATX design with high-end specifications including Intel Core i9 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics. |
| 2019 | The combined Polycom and Plantronics entity was renamed to Poly, signaling a new brand identity for the company. |
| November 26 2019 | Xerox issued a public letter defending its acquisition proposal and declaring intent to engage directly with HP shareholders. |
| November 5 2019 | The Wall Street Journal reported that Xerox was contemplating acquiring HP, which HP unanimously rejected. |
| February 2019 | How-To Geek published an article revealing that HP remotely disabled ink cartridges for users who cancelled their Instant Ink subscription, sparking controversy over the company's digital rights management practices. |
| December 27 2018 | Plantronics agreed to pay $36 million to settle a bribery investigation related to Polycom, with the US Justice Department declining to bring criminal charges. |
| March 28 2018 | Plantronics announced its intention to acquire Polycom for approximately $2 billion. |
| November 2017 | HP acquired Samsung Electronics' printer division for $1.05 billion. |
| 2016 | HP introduced an alternative logo featuring four black strokes representing the letters 'hp', used on some computer products alongside the main logo. |
| 2016 | HP introduced firmware in its printers that disabled printers if users used ink or toner cartridges without 'new or reused HP chips or electronic circuitry', leading to significant criticism from the Electronic Frontier Foundation and multiple class-action lawsuits. |
| August 2016 | HP completed additional asset sales to OpenText. |
| July 2016 | Siris Capital Group acquired Polycom for $1.7 billion, replacing the previous Mitel Networks acquisition plan. |
| May 2016 | HP introduced Omen, a new PC gaming sub-brand featuring gaming laptops, desktops with advanced features like CPU water cooling, Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics, and VR-ready capabilities. |
| May 2016 | HP sold certain assets, including TeamSite and Exstream, to OpenText. |
| May 2016 | HP introduced the Omen gaming sub-brand, launching gaming laptops, desktops, and accessories with advanced features like CPU water cooling and VR-ready graphics. |
| April 15 2016 | Polycom announced that Mitel Networks would purchase them for $1.96 billion, though this deal was later cancelled. |
| 2015 | Polycom cut 15% of its workforce after experiencing significant sales decline, while reporting annual revenues of $1.3 billion. |
| 2015 | HP established a base year for carbon emissions reduction targets, setting the stage for future sustainability efforts. |
| November 1 2015 | HP Inc. was officially formed as the legal successor of the original Hewlett-Packard Company, following the spin-off of enterprise product and business services divisions into Hewlett Packard Enterprise. |
| March 2015 | HP announced a new partnership with Bang & Olufsen as its premium audio partner for computers and other devices, replacing the previous Beats Electronics partnership. |
| 2014 | Partnership with Beats Electronics ended after the company was acquired by Apple Inc. |
| November 4 2014 | HP launched the Omen brand of gaming computers, introducing its first product - a 15-inch gaming laptop - and adopting the tribal mask logo inherited from VoodooPC. |
| 2013 | HP concluded the joint branding strategy of Pavilion and Presario product lines. |
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