A ubiquitous text field allowed users to simply begin typing to search, update a status or start an e-mail. Smart software would then ask users which applications they wanted to launch. Typing in this way also allowed users to create notes and calendar reminders for themselves automatically.
With news that Hewlett-Packard plans to spin off its PC business, the struggling company can finally bid adieu to Compaq, Carly Fiorina, and other bad memories from its past.
