The story noted that HP declined to comment on the job reduction plan, and added that a further breakdown on where the cuts would be made was not available.
There has been widespread speculation that the cuts would be deepest in the company's services arm - in particular to the EDS business that HP bought in 2008 for $13.9 billion. But speaking as a resident of Palo Alto, I have to wonder how hard the reductions will hit corporate HQ here, where the company ranks among the city's 10 largest employers.