As for Xerox, the buy would propel the combined entity into the print/copier stratosphere as Xerox's strength in the contractual copier space is one that HP has tried to break into, buying Samsung's A3 business to lead its charge.
It would also interest every competition watchdog in the world.
Even if the shareholders at HP agree they will still have a lot of work to do to get it past the watchdogs.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
