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CRN FLASHBACK: How HP's software empire collapsed

01 September 2017 • 8 min read

HP once held ambitions to become a software giant. Here's how one sour deal led to the collapse of a software empire

HPE today completed its $8.8bn (£6.7bn) spin-merger of non-core software assets with UK-based firm Micro Focus. The deal allows HPE to finally lower the curtain on its poorly executed ambition o...

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