Hewlett-Packard names Meg Whitman as CEO

Hewlett-Packard announced  on Wednesday  that Meg Whitman would replace Léo Apotheker as chief executive. Whitman is the former chief executive of eBay, who made a failed bid for the governorship of California last year. Hewlett-Packard’s decision shocked many people in the business world. Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for  The New York Times, talks about the decision.