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Archive for March, 2006

Hewlett-Packard encourages broadband use – plus video storage on Snapfish

Friday, March 3rd, 2006 - Posted in Print Technology, Digital Photography, Pricing, Financials, News | No Comments »

Issue #0607/3 - Extending its online photo storage, sharing and printing service to accept video footage as well as still photographs, is sure to make Hewlett-Packard’s Snapfish even more popular. Already boasting approaching 20 million users, Snapfish recently bought the PIXACO to give it extended European market coverage.

Price reductions form Hewlett-Packard create sharp contrasts across Europe

Friday, March 3rd, 2006 - Posted in Hardware, Digital Photography, Print Technology, New Products, Pricing, News, Financials, Comparisons, Issues | No Comments »

Issue #0607/4 - Pricing discrepancies across Europe is not going to help Hewlett-Packard’s fight against grey imports.

For the past eight years, at least, Hewlett-Packard has operated a pricing structure that is supposed to maintain comparative pricing in Europe to within a 2.5% band. It is partly this strategy that is to blame for the constant pricing tweaks and shifts in the region.