Comments on: HP Cuts Deal For Web Printing With Facebook App, Flickr, Others http://printceo.com/2007/10/hp-web-printing-deals Printing Industry News and Opinion Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:25:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Francis McMahon http://printceo.com/2007/10/hp-web-printing-deals/comment-page-1#comment-3647 Francis McMahon Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:43:00 +0000 http://printceoblog.com/2007/10/hp-cuts-deal-for-web-printing-with-facebook-app-flickr-others#comment-3647 HP is committed to providing a broad range of printing solutions and Web-based experiences to meet the specific needs of our diverse customer base to help their businesses grow. The intent of the Print 2.0 strategy is not to compete with or replace the work of PSPs but to leverage web 2.0 applications to unite the graphic arts community. As we create new opportunities and experiences for our customers, we are also creating new revenue for PSPs, enabling them to fulfill orders that originate from the web 2.0 print solutions. This is a win-win situation for HP and for our customers. HP is truly focused on providing a technology portfolio and fostering partnerships that enable our commercial print customers to capture web-based, professional print jobs from consumers, small businesses and enterprises. HP is committed to providing a broad range of printing solutions and Web-based experiences to meet the specific needs of our diverse customer base to help their businesses grow. The intent of the Print 2.0 strategy is not to compete with or replace the work of PSPs but to leverage web 2.0 applications to unite the graphic arts community. As we create new opportunities and experiences for our customers, we are also creating new revenue for PSPs, enabling them to fulfill orders that originate from the web 2.0 print solutions. This is a win-win situation for HP and for our customers. HP is truly focused on providing a technology portfolio and fostering partnerships that enable our commercial print customers to capture web-based, professional print jobs from consumers, small businesses and enterprises.

]]> By: Phil Wessells http://printceo.com/2007/10/hp-web-printing-deals/comment-page-1#comment-3569 Phil Wessells Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:30:38 +0000 http://printceoblog.com/2007/10/hp-cuts-deal-for-web-printing-with-facebook-app-flickr-others#comment-3569 Of course this is competing directly with the partners they are supplying printers to...HP thinks they can do the same thing here that they did with Snapfish. But the reality is that Snapfish originally didn't compete with HP commercial print partners. This is direct competition with us, moo, Blurb, Picaboo, and many other companies. It's even worse, HP actually met with all of us to discuss needs for Web 2.0 print solutions. We thought this was to provide better commercial print technology to help us sell more of their print. It wasn't. It was to steal our software ideas. We will move away from HP print technology so that we aren't enriching them as they try to compete against us. Of course this is competing directly with the partners they are supplying printers to…HP thinks they can do the same thing here that they did with Snapfish. But the reality is that Snapfish originally didn’t compete with HP commercial print partners. This is direct competition with us, moo, Blurb, Picaboo, and many other companies. It’s even worse, HP actually met with all of us to discuss needs for Web 2.0 print solutions. We thought this was to provide better commercial print technology to help us sell more of their print. It wasn’t. It was to steal our software ideas. We will move away from HP print technology so that we aren’t enriching them as they try to compete against us.

]]> By: Adam Dewitz http://printceo.com/2007/10/hp-web-printing-deals/comment-page-1#comment-3573 Adam Dewitz Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:01:06 +0000 http://printceoblog.com/2007/10/hp-cuts-deal-for-web-printing-with-facebook-app-flickr-others#comment-3573 Mike: Moo.com only provides the Web front-end, and outsource the production to a printer that uses HP equipment. Mike: Moo.com only provides the Web front-end, and outsource the production to a printer that uses HP equipment.

]]> By: Mike http://printceo.com/2007/10/hp-web-printing-deals/comment-page-1#comment-3506 Mike Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:14:35 +0000 http://printceoblog.com/2007/10/hp-cuts-deal-for-web-printing-with-facebook-app-flickr-others#comment-3506 Well that's pretty good that HP is figuring out that there are all sorts of APIs for websites and webservices that can used to generate printed content and profit. It is interesting that HP is entering directly into this market. Is HP competing with others companies that use the same APIs and HP digital presses? Do companies like moo.com, who seem to use the HP Indigo, see this a competition from their print vendor? Well that’s pretty good that HP is figuring out that there are all sorts of APIs for websites and webservices that can used to generate printed content and profit.

It is interesting that HP is entering directly into this market. Is HP competing with others companies that use the same APIs and HP digital presses? Do companies like moo.com, who seem to use the HP Indigo, see this a competition from their print vendor?

]]> By: Michael Josefowicz http://printceo.com/2007/10/hp-web-printing-deals/comment-page-1#comment-3502 Michael Josefowicz Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:12:57 +0000 http://printceoblog.com/2007/10/hp-cuts-deal-for-web-printing-with-facebook-app-flickr-others#comment-3502 This is going to be one to watch closely. If it is true that digital printing is the output engine of the internet, this one could be the paradigm shifter. Should be interesting.... This is going to be one to watch closely. If it is true that digital printing is the output engine of the internet, this one could be the paradigm shifter. Should be interesting….

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