How Popular Tech Companies Got Their Names
By siliconindia
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.