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Timeline: Key moments in Hewlett-Packard's past
's a timeline of some key events in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s recent history:— Sept. 3, 2001: HP announces it is buying fellow computer maker Compaq Computer in a deal that would create a formidable rival to IBM.— May 3, 2002: HP and Compaq combine businesses following a contentious road to the acquisition, which was opposed by former director Walter Hewlett, the son of HP co-founder William
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