DailyFinance: Pop Quiz—Do You Know the Weird History of These Companies' Names?
2. Which Company Was Named When Its Co-Founders Flipped a Coin to Determine Whose Name Would Come First?
Answer: C, Hewlett-Packard
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded the company in 1939, and flipped a coin to decide whether it would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett. With another half-rotation of the coin on the way down, we would have had PH printers instead.
(AP Photo)
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Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded the company in 1939, and flipped a coin to decide whether it would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett. With another half-rotation of the coin on the way down, we would have had PH printers instead.
(AP Photo)
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The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
