Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy Compaq Computer for some $25 bln in stock, as the two computer giants move to join forces against IBM and other fierce rivals in a shrinking market for computers. The deal would create a company with revenues of $87.4 bln, catapulting it ahead of Dell Computer, as the world
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First Published: Sep 10 2001 | 12:00 AM IST
