How Popular Tech Companies Got Their Names
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Hewlett Packard
The company was founded in Palo Alto, California by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. Packard and Hewlett decided the name of the company (Packard-Hewlett or Hewlett-Packard) by tossing a coin, which Packard won. But, Packard decided to name the company "the Hewlett Packard Company", and the company was incorporated in 1947.