Newly named Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman deserves a great deal of credit for driving the decision to retain HP’s personal-systems business. While it’s open to debate whether PCs themselves are truly strategic products for HP and its customers, what’s indisputable is that the era of the mobile enterprise is upon us—and HP cannot afford to be a non-player there.
HP’s credibility and future prospects took a big hit in mid-August when former management essentially said the company was....