14 DAY TRIAL // Once a well-known developer and vendor of computers and related products and services, Compaq has finally reached the point where its name is about to become history.
And by “become history” we don't mean to say that it will make some grand achievement, but that it will finally become a thing of the past.
HP has stated that, starting at some point in 2013, it will cease using the Compaq brand on everything except some entry-level PCs.
Compaq was established in 1982 and was the one that made some of the first IBM PC compatible computers.
HP bought it in 2002 but didn't strive to develop it, instead relegating the brand to the low-end monitor and system market. It is for this reason that many consumers don't recognize Compaq by name anymore.